| | On the Run Theatrical Release (Not Yet Available on DVD)
| Category | Foreign Films DVDs, Romance Movies, Theatrical Releases (Not Yet Available) Videos, French, Cops, Terrorism, Film Noir, Hostages | | Starring | Gilbert Melki, Ornella Muti, Catherine Frot, Dominique Blanc, Lucas Belvaux, Francois Morel | | Director | Lucas Belvaux | | Composer | Ricardo del Fra | | Director of Photography | Pierre Milon | | Screenwriter | Lucas Belvaux |
Leftist revolutionary Bruno (Lucas Belvaux), escapes from prison to the streets of Grenoble in an attempt to settle some old scores after serving fifteen years for an act of terrorism. While he is doggedly pursued by Pascal (Gilbert Melki), a troubled cop, Bruno finds that his old causes and methods of fighting for them are no longer valid. After finding that his former lover (Catherine Frot) is married and no longer a part of their old organization, he seeks refuge at the mountain retreat of Cecile (Ornella Muti), a close friend of Agnes (Dominique Blanc), Pascal's heroin-addicted wife.
This noir-ish thriller is the first film in director Lucas Belvaux's Trilogy which consists of three works featuring the same characters (the others are AN AMAZING COUPLE, a comedy, and AFTER THE LIFE, a drama). ON THE RUN eschews any outright action in favor of the dramatic emotional clashing of its tormented characters. Bare and raw, with long silent passages and only a minimal score, writer/director/star Belvaux gives us an antihero with few redeeming qualities and surrounds him with characters who are only slightly more virtuous. As with the other two films in the Trilogy, ON THE RUN succeeds on its own, but its virtues and depth are revealed in the other two works. On the Run Reviews: "ON THE RUN reveals its secrets slowly and with coy deliberation."-- Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times On the Run | Orig Year | 2003 | | CD Universe Part number | 6870676 | | Release Date | New On the Run TR release date | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Trilogy 1: On the Run | | Running Time | 117 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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