La Bête noire (1983)
In this creatively organized story of one "delinquent," director Patrick Chaput has put together a well-paced drama/thriller set in part against the dark by-ways of Paris. Seventeen-year-old Daniel grew up in foster homes in a rural area and those years contrast with his later youth in Paris. A filmmaker opts to interview Daniel for a documentary on delinquency, and that is how the young man's past and precarious present start coming to light.
- Date of release
- 1983-06-15
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Patrick Chaput
Casting
- Xavier Marchand — Jacky
- Richard Bohringer — Yves Boissieu
- Philippe Sfez — Daniel
- Sabine Haudepin — Karen
- Georges Géret — M. Guyot
- Jean Bouise — Pépé
- Bernadette Lafont — Antonia
- Eddie Constantine — Le patron du bar américain
- Isabelle Sadoyan — Mme Guyot
- Nini Crépon — Robert
- Catherine Gandois — La mère de Daniel
- Mireille Perrier — Sonia
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