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Oh Mercy!: Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. With Roschdy Zem, Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, Antoine Reinartz. A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.
- (2.5K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Arnaud Desplechin
- 2019-08-21
May 23, 2019 · As a policier, “Oh Mercy!” is an affectionate homage to crime cinema but also an engaging variation on the genre’s tropes. Desplechin and cinematographer Irina Lubtchansky flex their formal muscles on numerous occasions; a close-up of Marie in the backseat of a police vehicle has the camera simultaneously zooming in and shifting depth à ...
- Bradley Warren
Oh Mercy! (French: Roubaix, une lumière, lit. 'Roubaix, a light') is a 2019 French crime drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. The film was inspired by the 2008 TV documentary Roubaix, commissariat central, directed by Mosco Boucault. [2] It stars Roschdy Zem, Léa Seydoux, Sara Forestier, and Antoine Reinartz.
This latest could be accused of neither flaw; indeed, in some respects, in its straightforward, robustly realist look at the daily working lives of a couple of cops in Roubaix, an impoverished ...
- Arnaud Desplechin
Rambling but strangely compelling, Oh Mercy!’s documentary bedrock gives the investigation at the heart of the film a real authenticity. From around its midpoint, this uneven film becomes a riveting, compassionate interrogation drama. Read More.
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- Roschdy Zem
- Arnaud Desplechin
Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city. Burn out cars, violent altercations... In the face of poverty, deception and distress, Daoud knows who is lying and who is telling ...
- (31)
- Drama
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May 22, 2019 · 'Oh Mercy,' the latest from French auteur and Croisette regular Arnaud Desplechin ('My Golden Days,' 'Ismael's Ghosts') stars Bond Girl Lea Seydoux as a drug addict suspected...
