Flic Story
| Program section: | Special Screenings |
|---|---|
| Directed by: | Jacques Deray |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Country: | France, Italy |
| Length: | 112 min. |
| Cast: | Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger |
Screening:
- 30. 8. 2025 | 18:15 - Cinema Café of the U.S. Embassy (CZ+ENG sub)
Flic Story continues the trend that spans, not only this year, several program sections – the game of cat and mouse between an experienced criminal and a competent investigator. Gangster Buisson (Trintignant) is hunted by detective Borniche (Delon), whose initial failure to capture Buisson starts a years-long chase in which Buisson leaves a trail of bodies behind him. The story is adapted from an autobiography by detective Borniche himself; his career was initially headed towards entertainment but World War II rerouted him to National Police. The central pair of actors needs no introduction – Alain Delon starred in approximately a hundred films among which crime and detective stories are certainly not absent, and Jean-Louis Trintignant doesn’t lag behind. But they didn’t meet in front of the cameras often. Besides Flic Story, both of them can be seen only in René Clement’s epic war film Is Paris Burning? (1966). (bk)
