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Le Petit Lieutenant

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Le Petit Lieutenant (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 52

Fresh: 41

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Consensus: A gritty, languidly paced crime drama that blends old-fashioned ambiance with modern cynicism.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Sep 8, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: 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... 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 an 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 [More]

Starring: Jalil Lespert, Nathalie Baye, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey

Starring: Jalil Lespert, Nathalie Baye, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey, Jacques Perrin, Bruce Myers

Director: Xavier Beauvois

Director: Xavier Beauvois
Studio: Cinema Guild

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The rarely done genre of the French policier is alive and well in director Xavier Beauvois' dynamic movie

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/25/09
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

French version of upscale cop shows like NYPD Blue or The Wire.

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06/08/07
Louis Proyect
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Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
04/12/07
John Thomason
Orlando Weekly

Gives the audience a strong sense that you're watching how things really go down in a police station... only without all the action and excitement of a TV cop show.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
03/24/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

To cut to the chase...this is a very French, understated, intelligent, slow, police procedural that ultimately engrosses and then surprises the viewer.  If you don't see it in a theater, it would be a great rental.

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03/20/07
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

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.

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03/16/07
David Germain
Associated Press
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As a portrayal of the angst that permeates most police work...certainly a success. As drama, however, it's far from riveting.

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03/03/07
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

A hugely satisfying policier that delivers exceptional performances.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

Still mourning the end of Helen Mirren in TV's Prime Suspect? You might want to give Le Petit Lieutenant a whirl.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/15/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Le Petit Lieutenant shows how good French movies can be when they stay French and don't try to go international.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/08/07
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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... you can sense Baye's struggling within the limits imposed on her.

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01/26/07
Leighton Klein
Boston Globe
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Basically a vivid meal of characters, plus coffee and wine and one gin tonic, Le Petit Lieutenant keeps true to its brasserie menu.

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01/19/07
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The film's plot, revolving around a murder investigation that turns nasty, ticks along smoothly and efficiently. But it's ultimately more of a character drama, and a reminder that great acting often has little to do with words.

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01/19/07
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Le Petit Lieutenant looks at Antoine's life with lyricism.

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01/12/07
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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Beauvois makes the milieu his own, too, showing us credible and affecting human beings caught up in a world that often reveals humanity at its worst.

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01/11/07
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/11/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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... one that will likely earn more respect from viewers than it will passion.

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12/30/06
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

...More than any film in recent memory, Le Petit Lieutenant conveys the relentless toll of big-city police work.

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12/15/06
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Just as the French may overrate our cinema (Jerry Lewis, anyone?), we may overrate theirs. Take Le Petit Lieutenant -- please.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
12/15/06
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Has a clipped, Bressonian quality that makes it frustrating but also increasingly fascinating.

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12/14/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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