Le petit lieutenant

Name: Le petit lieutenant
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: September 8, 2006
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 71

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Koch Lorber Films | Release Date: September 8, 2006 | Unrated

Summary: A gripping police noir, Le Petit Lieutenant tells the story of Antoine, an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives, and developing and unlikely relationship with his superior, a veteran policewomanA gripping police noir, Le Petit Lieutenant tells the story of Antoine, an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives, and developing and unlikely relationship with his superior, a veteran policewoman with a troubled past. But when the body of a drifter is found murdered along the Seine, a seemingly routine investigation suddenly turns violent and forever changes all their lives. (Cinema Guild)… Expand

Director: Xavier Beauvois

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 110 min

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Mick LaSalle

More than on "Prime Suspect," more than any film in recent memory, Le Petit Lieutenant conveys the relentless toll of big-city police work. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

A quiet powerhouse of a film, an implacable, uncompromising French police drama, both old-fashioned and modern, that underlines the reasons impeccably made crime stories do so well on screen. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Le Petit Lieutenant embraces the spectrum of human drama and comedy, and like a lot of French films it is keenly involved with the everyday pulse of work. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The movie's realism is unimpeachable, though American cops might be stunned by the idea of a half-dozen detectives being assigned to the murder of an anonymous floater. Read full review

Sheri Linden

The drama's moments of cinematic power more than compensate for the slow-moving stretches that don't connect, and its characters will stay with viewers long after the lights go up. Read full review

Scott Tobias

In the end, the film belongs to Baye, a veteran French actress who handles the part with toughness and vulnerability without overselling either facet of her character. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Keeps such a lazy pace, with so many scenes that fail to move the story forward, that it should be cited for failing to meet the minimum speed for a crime drama. Read full review

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GeorgeL.

Jan 10, 2007

A spare, beautifuly crafted film that takes the police genre to a deeper level while delivering on the action and suspense.