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It didn’t take long The wages of fearnew adaptation of the book by Georges Arnaud and successor to the films The wages of fear (1953) e The convoy of fear (1977), is resolved top of the Top 10 French films. It was in fact put online on the platform on Friday 29 March at 9am, and therefore immediately took first place in just 24 hours.
For the moment, the very first reviews are mixed, such as Telerama Who is writing: “Remaking Clouzot’s classic? Even if it’s not the expected disaster, it pales in comparison. But it could make younger people want to discover the original, which can also be seen on the platform.” But that obviously doesn’t stop the platform’s French subscribers from discovering it in large numbers.
If the comparison with the 1953 masterpiece does not work in favor of The wages of fear by Julien Leclercq, considering it not entirely legitimate for a film very different from the original adaptation. As the director explained to us, this is not the case not a “remake” from the thriller by Henri-Georges Clouzot, which Netflix subscribers will not necessarily refer to:
Back to work with Netflix… Maybe it’s 0.2% of future viewers who saw the original film. (…) I’m very respectful and very much a fan of the original film. My dad was a truck driver and it was his favorite movie, it’s something that rocked my childhood. But with great respect for Clouzot and the original work, I wanted to tell my story, with my characters, in 2024.
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A success in the world?
We’ll have to wait a few days to get the first audience figures for the film. They will allow us to see to what extent the stars Franck Gastambide and Alban Lenoir have united season ticket holders around The wages of fear.
Franck Gastambide found success on Netflix with Tirelesslyremake of the Korean thriller Tiring day. He also stood out for Medellin on Prime Video, which was a success all over the world, after also breaking some ratings records Valid on Canal+. For his part, Alban Lenoir is the star of the saga Bullet lostgreat success in France and in the world of Netflix, as is the thriller AKAreleased in 2023 and also a great success with the public.
The audience of the two actors, at the height of their popularity, was waiting for them meeting in an action movieit’s finally done and is one of the main topics of the film.
With its cast and explosive action sequences, The wages of fear will it thus be able to maintain its first place over time and also enjoy international success? We will know very soon.
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