"Mr. Il" is an adaptation of the excellent French middle-aged director Patrice Lecomte based on the book "Mr. Il's Engagement" by the famous Belgian detective novelist George Simenon, but it is not the first of the book Movie version. In the 1940s, the famous French director Julien Duvier made the film "Fear" based on this book.
Le Conte has always been known for making popular comedy films. His such works, such as "The Dark Man" and "Come to My House, I Live with My Girlfriend" have all been successful. But in "Mr. Ill", he almost completely changed the style and style of his filming. In a certain sense, the film can be called a film noir for two reasons: First, the film centers on a murder case, and the four main characters in the film act closely around this center. The case itself is of course confusing and confusing, constantly rising and turning around, but more importantly, through this case, the film sternly reveals the gloomy psychology of people in the world, such as deceit, mutual prying, guarding, hurting and even falling into trouble; its Second, the film is full of a melancholic atmosphere from beginning to end, which makes viewers feel a constant sense of depression. Whether it’s Mr. Yiel, who has perverted behavior, deformed mentality, and finally "destroyed his love", or Alice, who is swaying between good and evil, reward and framing between two men, has never been in the film for a moment. Really feel relieved, and live under the weight of spiritual burdens from time to time, living in an atmosphere of worry and fear. It is no exaggeration to say that there is not even anything beautiful in the whole film. If love is beautiful, but the love in the film, including Alice's love for Emil and Mr. Yell's love for her, is strongly morbid.
"Mr. Yiel" can also be called a psychoanalytic film. What the director is trying to portray is not the origin of the murder, the life experience of the victim, and the cruelty of the method of committing the crime, which are hardly mentioned in the film. Even with the police's method of solving the case, from the analysis of the case to the determination of the culprit, the film is just a brief pass. The director's unremitting attention is to show the mental journey of Mr. Yier and Alice. For this reason, the director and photographer chose a close-up lens to minimize the use of a long-range lens that would distract the audience's attention to many details. These close-up shots allow them to capture every action and every gaze as the protagonist’s mental state, as a kind of fantasy appearance in daily life. In this fantasy, everything seems unavoidable to lead to a doomed unfortunate ending. The overall tone of the film is quiet, silent observation, silent communication, and silent action all require the audience to appreciate and contemplate. In this regard, Le Conte can be called a master.
The success of "Mr. Eyre" depends to a large extent on the excellent acting skills of the two main actors-Michelle Brown and Sandrine Bonnaire, who have demonstrated their new talents. The side and once again amazed the audience. Michelle Brown succeeded in making a surprising change in portraying the role of Mr. Ill, from the external performance that has always been his characteristic to a performance that pays more attention to the character’s psychological in-depth. His performance is restrained and reserved. Comedians with outstanding performance can also become the best tragedies. Sandrine Bonnaire, who plays with him, is not only talented, but also has a temperament that belongs only to a star. Although she played an offensive character in the film, she herself was loved by the audience.
Le Conte is a fanatical admirer of Julien Duvier, but he is not bound by the antagonisms of his predecessors. He did not devote himself to reappearing the time as Du Weiwei did. He erased the marks of space and time in the film, avoided all poetic and naturalistic depictions, and drastically reduced the characters. In short, he transformed the portrayal of group portraits and the environment into successful personal portraits. Because of this, he grandly entered the ranks of great directors.
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