Nemico Pubblico N. 1 - L'ora della fuga

Touch Guys

Like French politicians, most French actors come to resemble cartoons of themselves. How Daumier, say, would have sighed with pleasure at the figure of Nicolas Sarkozy, sketching him instantly as the unscrupulous patron, complete with raised heels, a stormy spouse, and a quick, uncertain grin. Likewise, no elastication would have been required, on the part of Uderzo and Goscinny, the creators of Asterix the Gaul, to insert Vincent Cassel into the frames of their comic books. The double prow of nose and chin, the verminous gaze, and a face that seems to have been battered from side to side before the action even began: such are the features wielded by Cassel ever since “La Haine,” and now on proud display throughout “Mesrine. [...]

di Anthony Lane, articolo completo (7370 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New Yorker 16 agosto 2010