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Two Men in Town
After spending ten years in prison for bank robbery Gino Strabliggi (Alain Delon) is finally ready to begin a new life. Unfortunately, he is banned from going back to his beloved Paris and following the advice of counselor Germain Cazeneuve (Jean Gabin) Gino moves to the south of France. Here, he quickly gets a job in a local printing house where nobody is interested in his past. A beautiful girl, Lucie (Mimsy Farmer), also seems to be appreciative of Gino's determination to provide a fresh start in his life and the two quickly fall in love. But when a revengeful cop resurfaces in the sleepy town and begins to harass Gino and his lover things become rather complicated.
Deux hommes dans la ville a.k.a Two Men in Town (1973) is directed by real-life convicted felon Jose Giovanni. A Corsican with a formidable past Jose Giovanni is perhaps best known for his brilliant screenplay for the prison drama Le Trou (1960) which in 1961 received the prestigious Critics Award granted yearly by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. Completed thirteen years after the premiere of Le Trou, Jose Giovanni's Two Men in Town is very much a story influenced by the director's unfortunate struggle with French law.
Brilliantly structured Two Men in Town evokes comparisons with some of the classic French criminal dramas where the story and actions of the main protagonists are gently introduced by a narrator. Furthermore, the presence of two of France's greatest actors ever Alain Delon (Le Samourai) and especially Jean Gabin (French Cancan) certainly elevates this production to another level. Surprisingly even an extremely young Gerard Depardieu appears as a local mafioso attempting to get Gino back on track into his pre-sentence occupation.
The depth of the message which Two Men in Town delivers is by all means quite surprising as obviously Jose Giovanni wanted to leave a memorable impression on those who see his film. He succeeds quite well. For example, the vivid depiction of the prison guillotine and final moments of those who face it are truly staggering. I think that there is a heavy dose of disappointment in the system as well as bitter anger which one could sense in Two Men in Town. This is a very personal film that somehow manages to deliver a universal message supporting the belief that every man deserves a second chance in life.
Two Men in Town is also memorable for the fact that it was the last on-screen collaboration between Jean Gabin and Alain Delon. After the brilliant Le Clan des Siciliens a.k.a The Sicilian Clan (1969) directed by Henri Verneuil Two Men in Town came as quite a surprise for many as contrary to what the public expected the film ended a remarkable collaboration between two actors that created some of the most memorable gangster films in French cinema.
How Does the Film Look? How Does the DVD Sound? Extras: Trailer- Stills Gallery- Alain Delon Selected Filmography- The Alain Delon Collection (ten film trailers including an English-dibbed trailer for the Sicilian Clan)- Final Words:
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