There are a lot of horrible things I heard about Christopher Lambert. His career choices are... how can I put it... weird. Doing Greystoke, moving to Highlander to land on... Fortress 2, the awful Druids and the appaling recent Metamorphosis, one keeps wandering... why? But when you listen to the guy, he just enjoys shooting whatever he likes. That's... rare, even though the quality is not always there.
He made a few movies in France that are, on the contrary, extremely interesting. His best work to date is the 1992 bleak thriller MAX & JEREMIE which, strangely enough, gave the opportunity to Philippe Sarde to compose a master score. Pulsating (track 1 & 4), atmospheric with a few strings (track 6) and sometimes eerie, it really sets the mood. The movie is a kinda black and white thriller shot in color, both riveting and disenchanted. And btw, the solists are Jack Nimitz & Didier Lockwood. Told you : the best.
Let's hear it for Max & Jeremie :
2 comments:
Thanks! Love Sarde!
Terrific post! I'm a big fan of Lambert's horrible acting/shitty movies, but I do enjoy when he is in something decent like this film or Besson's Subway.
Thanks.
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