Tonight on TV: Everything we love about Agatha Christie, plus a sense of rhythm

Knives Out came straight from Rian Johnson’s imagination in 2005: the director then decided to make a film after completing Looper in 2012. However, he wouldn’t write the script until 2017, which would have been quite busy with Star Wars: Episode VIII – The. the last jedi The project was finally officially announced in 2018 and sold to distributors at the Toronto International Film Festival that same year. The final product will be presented at the same festival the following year, before delighting audiences in cinemas from November 27, 2019.

His story is so simple and at the same time very complex. When the 85th birthday party of famous criminal Harlan Thromb (Christopher Plummer) ends with his unexplained death, inquisitive and good-natured detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. But in the luxurious mansion where his untimely death took place, things are not always as they seem. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his dedicated staff, Benoit Blanc delves into a web of lies to uncover the truth as all eyes are on the big prize at stake: the deceased’s magnificent legacy.

Two nominations for Best Original Screenplay, one for an Oscar, one for a BAFTA, three nominations for a Golden Globe – including Best Comedy – Named one of the best films of 2019 by the National Board of Review and American Film. Institute and finally $311.9 million worldwide on a $40 million budget: that’s what we call success. Moreover, the success on which Netflix decided to surf: two sequels, written and directed by Rian Johnson, with Daniel Craig again playing his role, were ordered. The first, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, was released in 2022.

Widely acclaimed for its writing, direction and acting, Knives Out takes inspiration from crime classics and updates them. When making the film, Rian Johnson wanted, like Agatha Christie, to make an entertaining detective story while exploring social relations in modern America. And the result is divine: turning the situation around every quarter of an hour and reviving the suspense, the part of Cluedo, in which Benoit Blanc and the audience participate, becomes richer and more exciting with each turn until the final apotheosis. , which brings us to a satisfying, surprising, and frankly enjoyable conclusion.

With its intricate plot, delicately woven mystery and full of surprises, Knives Out is the perfect brainteaser, devilishly precise and crafted, delivering its mysteries at a perfect pace that will drive you crazy. Add to that a select cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Anna de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette or even Katherine Langford – to name a few – and it’s fascinating. .

In the debate, Rian Johnson with Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Anna de Arma…

from the age of 12

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