Solo

Solo (1970)

A womanising violinist and jewel thief must abandon his carefree lifestyle when he learns that his younger brother is part of the leftist revolutionary group responsible for the brutal murders of powerful men. Determined to save the life of his idealistic sibling, the cynical drifter becomes embroiled in a struggle that is not his to fight.

Date of release
1970-02-27
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Jean-Pierre Mocky

Casting

Interesting facts

Solo is a 1970 film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky. It is a French and Belgian co-production.

Production

Balzac Films is French and Belgian co-production between the Paris-based Balzac Films and Ciné Eclair and the Brussels-based Société Nouvelle Ciné Vog and Showking Films. The film 70% financed by the Paris companies and 30% funded by the Belgian companies. The film had a budget of 630,000 francs.

The film was director Jean-Pierre Mocky's first polar film. Mocky also performed as the lead in the film as Vincent Cabral, saying he was forty year old at the time but looked much younger and that "Young debutants, on the French film market were few. So, I still had my chance." The film was shot in 24 days in April 1969 in Paris, Brussels, Reims and Arras.

For the film's music, Mocky had his friend Georges Moustaki, the Greek musician compose it. Moustaki was initially set to score Mocky's directorial debut Les Dragueurs (1959).

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