Arthur's one ambition in life is to find his father, whom he has not seen
since he was a small boy - not surprisingly, as the errant father was a well-known
criminal known as La Malice. This is why Arthur chose to join the French
police force. To his great disappointment, hunting down high profile
criminals does not seem to be a priority for the police department Arthur
is assigned to. Instead, he ends up having to tackle a gang of ultra-leftwing
activists - the Black Fist Collective - who are busy inflicting cultural
assaults on the French capital. To bring an end to the gang's activities,
Arthur must infiltrate the gang by passing himself off as an actor.
The ruse works better than he might have hoped and he is soon assisting the
gang's leader, Blanche Rippolin, in the Black Fist's cultural war...
Cast: Fabrice Abraham (Arthur),
François Berléand (La Malice),
Frédéric Bouraly (L'homme d'intérieur),
Les Chiche Capon (Collectif Poing Noir),
Pascal Demolon (Le commissaire Moulinette),
Philippe Duquesne (Le lieutenant Gégé),
Julie Ferrier (Mrs. Klimt),
Arnaud Maillard (Minard),
Delphine Rollin (Blanche Rippollin),
Bruno Salomone (Le cow-boy)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 87 min
The very best of the French New Wave
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.