Synopsis
Apocalyptic neo-western about two gangsters, a town full of crazy people and Jesus...
The First, the Last
2016 ‘Les Premiers, les Derniers’ Directed by Bouli Lanners
Cast
Albert Dupontel Bouli Lanners Suzanne Clément Michael Lonsdale David Murgia Aurore Broutin Philippe Rebbot Serge Riaboukine Lionel Abelanski Virgile Bramly Max von Sydow Fabrice Adde Pascale Wouters Sybille Blouin Loredana Flori Dominique Bettenfeld Didier Toupy Tijmen Govaerts Salomé Dewaels Renaud Rutten
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Alternative Titles
The First, the Last, De første skal bli de siste, Η Αρχή Και Το Τέλος, Das Ende ist erst der Anfang, Първия, последния, První, poslední, Ostatni będą pierwszymi, 由始至终, Jézus, mobil, fejvadászok, 末日前上路
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USA
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Theatrical
27 Jan 2016
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France
11 May 2017
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Germany12
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France
27 Jan 2016
- Theatrical
Germany
11 May 2017
- Theatrical12
USA
09 Jan 2017
- Premiere Palm Springs International Film Festival
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It took me a while to be truly immersed in the world building and the unlikely heroes we follow but by the time the story reached its final destination I was completely entranced. Set in a post apocalyptic world (or is it?), Bouli Lanners tells a beautifully simple yet thought provoking story of a couple of wandering souls who are each in their own way struggling with themselves, their past and their inevitable future. Told in a darkly comic way, it's an age old rumination on life and death and about making the right choices even though you haven't done so in the past. Life, death, comedy and tragedy collide in another great film from possibly my favourite Belgian filmmaker.
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Kosmorama film #4
The Letterboxd plot summary: "Apocalyptic neo-western about two gangsters, a town full of crazy people and Jesus…" Do I really need to sell this one?
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Beautiful cinematography can't save this pre-Apocalyptic tale. This had a lot of potential though with some great, absurdist atmosphere but the Western shtick felt off. Also, the story is so loose that you can't help imagining a more interesting film. Just realized that the Max von Sydow lookalike...really was Max von Sydow. Weird.
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Les Premiers Les Derniers is part of an interesting new wave of Belgian Noir. I was introduced to Belgian Neo Noir by watching the gloomy La Trêve series (a.k.a. The Break), which I liked a lot.
I'm less enthusiastic about Les Premiers Les Derniers than I am about La Trêve though. I liked the fatalistic, apocalyptic atmosphere in Les Premiers Les Derniers, effectively making use of the desolate rural landscape of Wallonia. Like La Trêve, Les Premiers Les Derniers also has its pleasant share of odd outcast characters, and the cinematography establishes a darkly poetic mood.
My major complaint about Les Premiers Les Derniers is that the plot feels a little lost. The unfolding events carry a sense of randomness,…
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Film Nr.38 im Kinojahr 2017 (Sneak Preview)
Puh...
Das war wohl einer der langweiligsten und belanglosesten Filme, die ich seit langen gesehen habe. Deshalb saß wohl am Ende der Vorstellung nur noch etwa 2/3 der Zuschauer im Kinosaal, die beim Abspann auch noch sarkastisch applaudierten.Aber von vorne:
Als klar war, dass ein französischer Film laufen wird, war das Gestöhne doch sehr groß und wenn ich ehrlich bin, auch beim mir. Doch der Film startete nicht schlecht und brachte ein gewisses Flair rüber. Schmutzige, düstere Atmosphäre, gute Kamera, ein ordentlicher Score und alles wirkte etwas mysteriös und geheimnisvoll. Leider zog der Film sein rätselhaftes dasein dann knallhart bis zum Ende durch und ertränkte den Zuschauer in purer Langeweile; denn es… -
Un récit édifiant qui démontre que si tu penses que la vibe est assez pour faire un film, t’as tort. Un film à propos de rien, qui dit rien, qui ne va nulle part, à propos de personne en particulier, mais qui a tout de même une solide vibe. La musique est bonne pis c’est toujours le fun de voir Suzanne Clément get that Euro bag mais ceci est une énorme pile de rien du tout.
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Qué espléndido thriller de tono íntimo y emocional! Los lobos se comen entre ellos, y la bondad, como los caminos del señor, son inescrutables, pero existen y sobreviven.
Su narrativa es preciosa en su luz, en su sensibilidad y en su ritmo, y en la hermosa humanidad de sus protagonistas, que brillan entre la mierda que les rodea. -
refreshing to see a movie that actually turns out not to be the usual cynical, hopeless, "oh, aren't human beings cruel"-type of movie despite it having the setting and cinematography of one such film
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magnifique western à la française, tout en nuances à l 'image.
Par le fond, une foultidue d'images/symboles et des personnages totalement attachants que l'on suit avec bonheur dans leurs chemins de rédemption