The 2nd best serial killer movie of all time went into this comedy starring Didier Bourdon.

What is it about? Panic Quai des Orfèvres! A serial killer, alias the Lone Worm(s), plants Alexandrines at the scene of the crime, causing terror and confusion. Clarice Sterling, an enthusiastic young investigator, is assigned to the case under the supervision of the legendary Commissioner Keller. Armed with 200g chuquettes and a beautiful, well-placed pineapple, Clarisse must juggle the broken arms and twisted puzzles of the crime squad to unmask the killer… The impossible mission has only just begun.

Weird detective comedy

With 38°5 quai des orfèvres, Benjamin Lehrer wanted to make an unusual detective comedy in the pure tradition of parodies of Abrahams and Zucker or City of Fear, based on the codes of great thrillers and thrillers.Thus, the investigation and the characters are completely first-rate and realistic, although the mockery is never far away.

“The desire that drove me was to build a real thriller around charismatic characters, as funny and unusual as they are with a touch, which developed throughout the story in quite familiar and well-known, but completely unpredictable worlds. So I wanted to go. The pitch is free for emotion and the necessary shift to comedy through play and situations.

An iconic reference

Caroline Anglade’s character is named Clarice Starling, a reference to the FBI investigator played by Jodie Foster on serial killers in The Silence of the Lambs: Clarice Starling.

Released in 1990, this thriller starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins quickly rose to cult status thanks to its masterful cast and sticky atmosphere.

On AlloCiné, The Silence of the Lambs has an average viewership of 4.4/5, making it the second best serial killer movie after Se7en (4.5/5).

Honest characters

Benjamin Lehrer has explored many styles of comedy through his short films and the various programs he has worked on (as a writer or director). He specifies:

“Through parodies, comic situations, and the completely unusual characters I’ve come across, I’ve learned that you can take your characters anywhere and make them do anything if they’re imbued with absolute sincerity and their world is clearly identifiable.”

It is considered

To get involved in this case, Benjamin Lehrer chose as a guide the character of Clarisse, whose point of view we follow almost constantly. The filmmaker develops:

“It’s important to me that we can feel his emotions at the same time: to feel his heart beating when anxiety invades him, his breath holding when he has a revelation, the warmth of his evil smile to one or absurdity. Second, or at least his discomfort and his suffering when he is in trouble… in short, that this adventure is in his image: funny, shocking, alive, daring and surprising.

Disability and humor

Professionally, for Benjamin Lehrer, making his first film is the culmination of a career highlighted by all kinds of programs (short, medium, series, etc.). The director explains: “It’s as if by now I’ve collected the pieces of a puzzle that I can finally put together with great enthusiasm, rigor and conviction. On a personal level, making this first film has a special resonance for me. .

“I grew up with a disability, and humor was a precious ally in my personal construction. Making the first film where mockery is a key element gives me the impression of underlining a feeling that has often protected me because, in addition to its therapeutic virtues (at least for me), it It also makes possible the caricature of certain social phenomena, the customs and habits of our time, and the behaviors characteristic of people.”