La Bête noire
6.7
In this creatively organized story of one "delinquent," director Patrick Chaput has put together a well-paced drama/thriller set in part against the dark by-ways of Paris. Seventeen-year-old Daniel grew up in foster homes in a rural area and those years contrast with his later youth in Paris. A filmmaker opts to interview Daniel for a documentary on delinquency, and that is how the young man's past and precarious present start coming to light.
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Cast
27 people
Xavier Marchand
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Casting
Richard Bohringer
Yves Boissieu
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Would I Lie to You?
Jean-Pierre Bastid
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Patrick Chaput
Catherine Bouguereau
Philippe Sfez
Daniel
Known for
The Big Pardon
Patricia Moraz
Sabine Haudepin
Karen
Known for
Jules and Jim
The Last Metro
Patrick Yalaoui
Georges Géret
M. Guyot
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Cop or Hood
Georges Geret
M. Guyot
Jean Bouise
Pépé
Known for
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Patrick Chaput Director · Patrick Yalaoui Writer Jean-Claude Vannier Composer
United States release October 1, 1984 · Produced in France
Production
Stardust Productions
Production
France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 15, 1983
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1984
Chicago International Film Festival
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