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Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Clément Lesser

Romy Schneider
as Anne

Henri Serre
as Paul

Diana Lepvrier
as Cécile

Pierre Asso
as Serge

Robert Bousquet
as Lucien

Jacques Berlioz
as Le père

Clara Tambour

Maurice Garrel
as Terrasse

Armand Philoxene Meffre
as André

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Critic Reviews for Le Combat dans l'île (Fire and Ice)

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• May 04, 2010

  In "Le Combat Dans L'Ile," Anne(Romy Schneider) discovers a package in her closet which contains a bazooka. Afraid of ending up in an episode of "24," she confronts her husband Clement(Jean-Louis Trintignant) who admits to being part of a right wing terrorist cell with his new friend Serge(Pierre Asso). As part of his political awakening, he plans to give up his life of privilege and place at his father's(Jacques Berlioz) company. Plus, there is also the matter of the assassination of Terrasse(Maurice Garrel), a local politician. "Le Combat Dans L'Ile" is an intriguing misstep that starts well but instead of investigating this shadow world further, backs off and becomes just another banal domestic drama. For such an understated drama, the bazooka might seem a bit like overkill but it is probably left over from World War II, like the fascism of Clement and his friends. On a broader note, the movie is about escaping the past and growing up, as Clement in trying to get away from the influence of his dominating father, gets himself in a worse mess than he could have imagined. As one character asks another after a particularly off-the-wall request, "Are you 12?"
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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