A gripping gangster's tale.MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1**** 15 THIS is the second part of the biopic bi·o·pic n. A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes. biopic Noun Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] about Jacques Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (December 28, 1936 - November 2, 1979) was a French criminal who also briefly active in the United States and Canada. Early events Jacques René Mesrine was born in Clichy, France in a middle-class family. , the last of the great French gangsters. It stars the magnificent Vincent Cassel, who won the French equivalent of an Oscar for his portrayal. The first film, released two weeks ago, told of Mesrine's apprenticeship into a life of crime. After escaping a courtroom and kidnapping a judge, his story continues with the outlaw declared public enemy No1. He's captured and sent to a maximum security prison - but in a terrific prison break sequence makes a run for it and disappears into the lawless LAWLESS. Without law; without lawful control. underworld. Part two is every bit as thrilling as the first. It's gripping stuff. If you didn't know it was true, you wouldn't believe it. Of course, after the rise comes the fall and, as history records, justice is finally served. The film is in French with English subtitles. CAPTION(S): SMOKING HOT: Cassel, right |
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