The French Connection.
Jul. 27th, 2015 08:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhythmaningAs part of my attempt to catch up with non-musical culture after eleven days :of the jazz festival, I went to see The French Connection this evening.
I've not seen it before (ok, catching up with a forty five year old movie... Though technically I wouldn't have been allowed to see it when it first came out!), though I had seen many clips and knew the story.
I was very impressed. The famous chase sequence is excellent. There is a sense of tension throughout, coupled with the feeling of boredom from the king stake outs. Hackman and Schneider are both superb.
A very enjoyable film, which felt surprisingly contemporary. Oh, and a pretty jazzy soundtrack from Don Ellis.
I've not seen it before (ok, catching up with a forty five year old movie... Though technically I wouldn't have been allowed to see it when it first came out!), though I had seen many clips and knew the story.
I was very impressed. The famous chase sequence is excellent. There is a sense of tension throughout, coupled with the feeling of boredom from the king stake outs. Hackman and Schneider are both superb.
A very enjoyable film, which felt surprisingly contemporary. Oh, and a pretty jazzy soundtrack from Don Ellis.