When the great Clint Eastwood’s work comes on TV, we don’t hesitate for a second to tune in to a channel that has the good idea to air it! The channel in question, in this case, is Arte, which this Sunday evening offers the excellent detective film Les Pleins Powers, directed and performed by a Hollywood legend who will celebrate his 94th birthday next month.
It was released in cinemas in 1997. full powers Tells the story of Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood, who after 48 years is still ashamed of this western), a modern day Arsene Lupine, a stylish thief who always preys on the rich. At the end of his long career, he plans to rob the residence of Sullivan, one of the richest men in Washington, who was on a business trip with his young wife, Christy.
Everything is going well. Luther is about to leave when he discovers that the strong room partition is a two-way mirror that overlooks the bedroom. On the other side of that mirror, Luther witnesses an assassination involving Christie, but also… Richmond, the President of the United States!
Brilliant direction, impeccable screenplay by William Goldman (winner of two Oscars, Butch Cassidy and the Kid and The President’s Men), impeccable acting… full powersIt is a detective film adapted from David Baldacci’s novel. The suspense is breathtaking, a few notes of humor decorate everything, and what a pleasure to watch Clint Eastwood Take on the President of the United States played by Gene Hackman!
A trip to Cannes for this high-quality detective film
We will add to this full powersScreened at the closing of the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, it doesn’t just include outstanding films Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman In his credits, but also Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert and Judy Davis!
Probably not the most famous movie Clint Eastwood, full powers, which attracted almost a million viewers to French cinemas, nevertheless remains a highly recommended work for those who appreciate high-quality detective films. Hard to resist, right?
Tonight on Arte at 9 o’clock.
Source: Allocine
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