In Bertrand Blier’s Heavy Duty (Convoi exceptionnel), the 80-year-old French auteur revisits some of the themes that have marked his oeuvre ever since his 1974 breakout hit, Going Places (Les Valseuses), which was a rambunctious and altogether scandalous road movie starring the late Patrick Dewaere alongside a young Gerard Depardieu.
This time, Depardieu, who’s now 70, partakes in another sort of road trip, teaming up with comic star Christian Clavier (Serial (Bad) Weddings) in a meta-fictional narrative about two men trying to make their way through a film that keeps rewriting itself aloud. There’s something playful and Pirandello-like ...
This time, Depardieu, who’s now 70, partakes in another sort of road trip, teaming up with comic star Christian Clavier (Serial (Bad) Weddings) in a meta-fictional narrative about two men trying to make their way through a film that keeps rewriting itself aloud. There’s something playful and Pirandello-like ...
- 3/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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