FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE Patrice Leconte - Monsieur Hire

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Loneliness and erotomania. In French films and novels firmly connected with each other. Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte is a tragedy of two lonely people who otherwise have nothing in common. Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc) is bald and thin. Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire) in her early twenties, blond and beautiful. She lives in the backyard; Monsieur Hire in front. At the very beginning there is a murder. One saw a small, thin man. Hire? During the investigation it becomes clear that none of the neighbors likes Hire. He knows that. Something about him repels people. You stare at him. As he walks across the backyard, someone throws white powder at his flawless black suit. All about Hire is flawless. The shoes shine, the hair is trimmed. Alice, on the other hand, has a sunny, open laugh. Night after night Hire watches her - until a thunderstorm brightly illuminates its shadow behind the window. Until then, he has watched her hour after hour. How she undresses, sleeps with her boyfriend, how she prepares breakfast, irons her clothes... It is based on a novel by Georges Simenon, in which he observes human nature. Just like Leconte in his film. In captivating simplicity. The film is shot in colour. Only Hire appears black and white. His shirts, his suit. And his skin is as pale as if he would never leave the apartment. Alice loves red. Her dress, the lipstick. Once she drops tomatoes. Hire is not far away. Will he rush to help? No, he's just watching her. Once she knocks on his door. Hire does not open. He never receives visitors. But finally he goes out for dinner with Alice and confesses; yes, he has also watched her have sex. A beginning. The surprise: Alice has something like feelings for Hire. Very complicated feelings. And his declaration of love touches her. Hire shares intimate secrets with Alice. He spends a lot of money on whores. But now he has fallen in love with Alice and will never be able to pay a whore again. Hire is a man of secrets. One of his secret abilities: He plays bowling perfectly. Backwards with his eyes blindfolded. Above all, he is a man of great sadness. The film focuses on the question what nature Alice's feelings for Hire are. Do we even dare to hope for a good ending? Patrice Leconte is certainly the greatest unknown auteur filmmaker in France. With a diverse oeuvre full of equally touching films. If you want to discover him, I have arranged the films of Leconte, Patrice just as in our authors order. Just rent all the DVDs! It's best to start with Monsieur Hire. You will be moved to tears. I promise!