At the end of a long interview, given just before the release of "Bronx" on Netflix (currently number one in terms of attendance on the platform in France), we asked Olivier Marchal what were his favorite thrillers at cinema.
Without racking his brains, the ex-cop told us about several, broadening his choice to include TV series, most of these works being available on streaming or VOD platforms, or even to be acquired. on DVD.
"In the most recent, I would recommend
The Guilty
(2018), a Danish film," begins Olivier Marchal.
A thriller by Gustav Möller, of which it is the first feature film, which tells the adventure of a police officer who receives emergency calls and who tries to come to the aid of a victim.
“One of my favorite thrillers, continues Marchal, is
Private Affairs
(1990)
,
by Mike Figgis, with Richard Gere.
The latter, against employment, plays a corrupt cop.
Federal Police, Los Angeles
(1985), obviously, by William Friedkin ”, continues Olivier Marchal, citing one of the major works of the director of“ The Exorcist ”.
Another great director appreciated by Marchal, Michael Mann, of which he selected the “Heat” (1995), “but everyone saw it”, agrees the ex-cop, before switching to series.
"The Sicilian Clan", an "absolute classic"
It begins with "7 Seconds" (Netflix), "exceptional", very related to current events since it talks about racial tensions in the United States.
Other fictions which impressed him, two Italian works: “Corleone”, “magnificent”, which dates from the previous decade and delivers a cold description of the Mafia;
and “ZeroZeroZero” (MyCanal), “for me, one of the last masterpieces I have seen”, agrees the director, enthusiastic in front of this series inspired by a book by Roberto Saviani, the man with the origin of "Gomorra".
When told that he does not offer anything French, Olivier Marchal retorts: “French, must go back up!
»And to quote in the wake« The Red Circle », by Jean-Pierre Melville (1970), the last film by Bourvil.
Then "The War of the Police", by Robin Davis (1979), for which Claude Brasseur won a César.
“Max et les Ferrailleurs”, by Claude Sautet (1971), with Romy Schneider.
And finally, “Le Clan des Siciliens”, by Henri Verneuil (1969), an “absolute classic” which displays nothing less than Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura!
