Jacques audiard is drawn to the bleakest scenarios imaginable, yet something in him fights against gloom and doom. And these characters and location of the film are essential to the core message of the film, i guess if you dont know at least the basics of islams or some of its myths then maybe the movie might go over your head. Films on vod selected by jacques audiard lacinetek. Weighed down by awards from cannes, london and new york and basking in gushing plaudits from all quarters, jacques audiards a prophet has at last come among us. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Its about a guy with nothing to lose who comes of age explores the limits of his humanity and rises to power. A prophet, and rust and bone which each obtained numerous international. Thomas bidegain screenplay, jacques audiard screenplay 2 more credits. The film stars tahar rahim in the title role as an imprisoned petty criminal of algerian origins who rises in the inmate. Does director jacques audiard deserve his new status as a made man. A prophet by jacques audiard jacques audiard, tahar rahim. You can count his movies on the fingers of one handonly five in a 15year career. Jacques audiards prophet wins best film, actor and.
Jacques audiard is one of the bestknown french filmmakers. Lun des plus grands films francais des 30 dernieres annees. A prophet is either chosen by god to spread his word or an individual capable of telling the future. A prophet is a staggering work of brilliance that only gets better and better every time i see it. Malik tahar rahim, a 19yearold algerian, begins a sixyear prison sentence at a facility sharply divided between muslims and corsicans. Without a single detail out of place, the film moves along brilliantly. At first i thought it was just another depressing or difficulttowatch film about life in prison, but its so much more than that. Discover the films selected by director jacques audiard, to download on vod. An extreme case of making a virtue out of necessity by joanne laurier 20 april 2010 directed by jacques audiard, screenplay by audiard and thomas bidegain. Most prison movies dredge up drama from the horrific institutionalized brutality behind bars, and while jacques audiards crime drama a prophet never shies away from the cruelty of an inmates life, it focuses on much more than just that. But jacques audiard has already become one of the greatest french directors of all time, alongside such greats as henrigeorges clouzot diabolique, jeanpierre melville the godson, and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Tahar rahim, niels arestrup, adel bencherif, reda kateb. Nov 2, 2012 from the acclaimed director of a prophet and the beat that my heart skipped, jacques audiard brings us rust and bone.
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