Department 36 ( 36 Quai des Orfevres ) ( 36 (Thirty Six) )

Department 36 (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: 36 Quai des Orfevres
Alternate Title: 36 (Thirty Six)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( DTS 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Olivier Marchal

Written By:
Dominique Loiseau
Frank Mancuso

Actors:
Daniel Auteuil ..... Léo Vrinks
Gerard Depardieu ..... Denis Klein
Andre Dussollier ..... Robert Mancini
Roschdy Zem ..... Hugo Silien
Valeria Golino ..... Camille Vrinks
Daniel Duval ..... Eddy Valence
Francis Renaud ..... Titi Brasseur
Catherine Marchal ..... Ève Verhagen
Guy Lecluyse ..... Groluc
Alain Figlarz ..... Francis Horn
Vincent Moscato ..... Jenner
Anne Consigny ..... Hélène Klein
Stéphane Metzger ..... Smao
Solène Biasch ..... Lola Vrinks (11 ans)
Aurore Auteuil ..... Lola Vrinks (17 ans)

Synopsis:

From the opening sequence of 36 Quai des Orfèvres that shows intercutting parallel sequences between a band of thugs who break into a bar and physically abuse the proprietress and a pair of vandals who pry off a street placard and subsequently emerge in the private room of a bar with other drunken, trigger-happy carousers, Olivier Marchal establishes the film's overarching moral ambiguity and blurred delineation between criminals and undercover police. Ostensibly a professional (and inferentially personal) competition between two seasoned law enforcement agency lead investigators Denis Klein (Gérard Depardieu) and Léo Vrinks (Daniel Auteuil) as they try to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for a string of boldly executed, daytime armored car robberies by any means possible in order to secure a promotion to commissioner, the rivalry soon escalates into a protracted, acrimonious, and increasingly reckless and unethical power struggle for professional validation, glory, and revenge. Drawing inspiration from the filmmaker's former career in law enforcement as well as a beloved national cinema legacy of atmospheric and highly stylized crime thrillers (that include such eminent filmmakers such as Louis Feuillade, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Henri-Georges Clouzot), 36 Quai des Orfèvres is an accomplished and entertaining film that is bolstered by the impeccable performances of a strong lead and supporting cast.

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