Le Trou
Wow. Le Trou is one of the most engrossing movies I've seen in quite a while. It's done by director Jaques Becker, who's also known as directing a classic French Noir, Touchez Pas au Grisbi! translated literally as "Hands Off the Loot!"
One of the most remarkable things about Le Trou is the quite obvious dedication that everyone involved with the movie had. It must have been one of the most physically demanding acting jobs anyone has ever seen. A significant percentage of the movie contains long shots of these men exhausting themselves hammering away at solid concrete and cement.
The basic premise is a simple one: it's a prison break movie. Five guys in the same jail cell discover a way to tunnel out of their chamber into the sewer line, and to freedom. But unlike, say, The Shawshank Redemption this movie doesn't spare us the grueling everyday details of how one survives while attempting to bore into a sewer at night. Extremely well done.
One of the most remarkable things about Le Trou is the quite obvious dedication that everyone involved with the movie had. It must have been one of the most physically demanding acting jobs anyone has ever seen. A significant percentage of the movie contains long shots of these men exhausting themselves hammering away at solid concrete and cement.
The basic premise is a simple one: it's a prison break movie. Five guys in the same jail cell discover a way to tunnel out of their chamber into the sewer line, and to freedom. But unlike, say, The Shawshank Redemption this movie doesn't spare us the grueling everyday details of how one survives while attempting to bore into a sewer at night. Extremely well done.
posted by dd0031 at 7:45 AM
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dude, that sounds cool. You should copy and paste that onto my movie blog.
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