“Monument of French Cinema”: rating 4.3 out of 5, Best Picture with Lino Ventura

Army of Shadows, one of the greatest films in the history of French cinema, returns to cinemas. It was released this Wednesday and is accompanied by a re-release on DVD/Blu-Ray. A chance to see or re-watch Lino Ventura, the holy monster of cinema, in one of his greatest roles.

Army of Shadows is considered by many to be the best resistance film ever made. It brings together the best actors and actresses of this generation: Lino Ventura, Simon Signore, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meuris… This movie is simply one of Lino Ventura’s best roles.

Which movie with Lino Ventura is most liked by Internet users of AlloCiné? Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of the Dead is logically in a very good place, rating 4.3 out of 5 (7605 ratings / 291 viewer reviews).

If you consider the volume of the notes, Les Tontons flingueurs wins! Still rated 4.3 out of 5, but with a much higher volume of ratings: 22,848 ratings and 517 reviews.

Les Tontons flingueurs entered the pantheon of French comedy with the famous dialogues of Michel Audiard.

Plot: Fernand Naudin, the owner of a small tractor factory, lives a quiet and carefree life when a telegram calls him in Paris. He arrives just in time to take his last breath from his childhood friend, Luis, known as “The Mexican”, who entrusts him with his shady dealings while also having custody of his daughter Patricia. And the trouble begins…

A small selection of internet reviews:

Vincenzobino (5/5):50 years later, still so sophisticated… Frances Blanche, Claude Rich, the iconic Happy Birthday: Pure Happiness…”

CarpeDyem (5/5): ”The kind of films that we don’t make anymore and that we will never make again. Made at a time when dialogue was king, Tonton Flingueurs remains an unspoiled monument of French cinema.“

Mr. Edward (4.5/5):A classic of the 7th art, no, a masterpiece, a cult film, a monument of French cinema. The lines signed by Michel Audiard, like certain scenes, are iconic and remain in the memory. The actors are just fantastic. Seeing and re-watching with delight. “

chrischambers86 (4.5/5): “A monument of French cinema in itself, which we never get tired of watching again and again on TV!“

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It attracted more than 3.3 million viewers in theaters. It is currently seen on Gaumont’s streaming platform, Gaumont Classique, and on VOD and DVD.

* Ratings and reviews indicated for AlloCiné in May 2024