You might be one of those people who has never seen a David Fincher movie. If so, then the author of these lines recommends starting with a specific work to discover the intense world of the American filmmaker. This work, I warn you, is a shock (and we want you to see it for the first time!): this is the cult seven that was released in French cinemas at the beginning of 1996.
Seven (which all fans were sure to stop at 1 hour, 55 minutes and 15 seconds!) tells the story of Inspector Somerset, a tired old policeman who, after retiring, encounters an unusual criminal. John Doe, as the self-proclaimed killer, decided to cleanse society of the evils that gnaw at it by committing seven murders based on the seven deadly sins: greed, gluttony, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and anger. Somerset teams up with young detective Mills to investigate.
sevenWorn by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, it is the undisputed highlight of the film. serial killer. statue ThrillerOft copied and never equaled, with a Machiavellian screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker.
To serve this crazy and impeccable script and bring the film to the level of a masterpiece, we needed someone with skill, perfectionist rigor in directing, but also inventiveness in every frame and every camera movement. We also needed someone whose images matched the stark darkness of the film. So this person is David Fincher Who, the day after the harrowing experience on Alien 3 where his hands were tied, has carte blanche here. And it’s an absolute hit.
Relentless and unforgettable
with seven David FincherInfluenced by film noir, it reveals a staging that suffocates the audience. The result is a relentless and unforgettable work, insane tension from its incredible opening credits to its suffocating final crescendo, which was an absolutely unique experience if it was experienced (we’d rather use the term “suffering) in the rooms.
then seven, David Fincher becoming more and more perfectionist and meticulous in his staging, from Millennials to Gone Girls through Zodiac and The Game, and occasionally experimenting with his cinema, as in Panic Room and Assassin.
A well-adjusted but funny director, a dark but brilliant observer of our times, David Fincher Today is a noun in the seventh art. And if you discovered it along with the film that exposed it to the general public, that really took off Brad Pitt And what surprised almost 5 million viewers in French cinemas?
Did you notice the little hidden details of the “seven”?
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