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Following the assassination of President Marc Jarry, a member of the investigation committee refuses to sign off on the committee's final findings.
I... For Icarus
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Yves Montand Michel Etcheverry Roger Planchon Jacques Denis Pierre Vernier Jacques Sereys Jean-François Garreaud Michel Albertini Georges Beller Roland Blanche Marcel Maréchal Jean Négroni Robert Party Jean-Claude Jay Brigitte Lahaie Maurice Bénichou Roland Amstutz Jean-Pierre Bagot Edmond Bernard Françoise Bette Benoît Brione Jacques Brylant Gabriel Cattand Nanette Corey Erick Desmarestz Thierry Dewavrin Etienne Dirand Henry Djanik Michel Dussarat Show All…
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I wie Ikarus, I as Icarus, I... van Icarus, I as in Icarus, I... come Icaro, I... como Ícaro, I, mint Ikarusz, И как Икар, 我如伊卡洛斯, "И" като Икар, I jako Ikaros, 이카루스의 비밀
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FranceU
25 Apr 1980
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Germany12
12 Jun 1980
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15 Oct 2020
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30 Aug 2017
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France
19 Dec 1979
- TheatricalU
30 Aug 2017
- Physical DVD & Blu-Ray
15 Oct 2020
- Digital VOD
Germany
25 Apr 1980
- Theatrical12
Netherlands
12 Jun 1980
- Theatrical
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85/100
A sublime conspiracy thriller inspired by JFK's assassination. It's extremely well written, Yves Montand is fantastic, photography is crisp, Morricone's score is sparsely used but really good. It's very much grounded in reality so might be little dry for some but the excitement lies in its clinical and efficient investigation. It's cold atmosphere, methodical approach are so very enchanting — the meticulous unfolding of the investigation is just superb and it remains tense throughout. The final 20 odd minutes are brilliant and that ending is an absolute all-timer, so so good. -
"There's no thrill of suspense without a hint of truth."
Simply captivated by the rhythm of this movie. This marks the halfway point in my annual classics project btw.
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This story is entirely true since I entirely imagined it.
The French having a crack at the Kennedy assassination. A president gets shot, a commission comes up with doubtful findings. Not acceptable for state attorney Henri Volney (Yves Montand), who reopens the case and soon finds out there's far more to it than the 682 pages of the initial report suggest. That means good old seventies paranoia in an icy cold atmosphere, fueled by a conspiracy plot that plays out like an extremely methodical policier. No bells and whistles here, but with a little patience and love for this dry French style you will soon find yourself completely absorbed by its mystery and meticulous investigation. It made my hands sweat twice. During the phone booth scene and the ending. Powerful film.
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a brilliant conspiracy thriller, one of the best that I've seen in the genre.
the ending sequence will be ingrained in my memory for a very long time.
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The passing of Ennio Morricone is likely to make many of my Letterboxd mutuals seek out Once Upon a Time in the West or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as conventional wisdom has it that these are his greatest achievements. And yes, it is hard to argue that these are two of the greatest soundtracks of all time, and especially the former with its operatic arrangements is a masterpiece in itself. However, my own personal favorite among Morricone's compositions comes from a lesser know film. Barely edging out the divine Chi Mai from the equally obscure Le professionel (just google it and listen, it is perfect), I... For Icarus contains my personal favorite thing Morricone ever composed. It…
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Release date: December 19, 1979
There are so many positive reviews, but sorry, no, this film is significantly past its Best Use Date.
Designed as a conspiracy story, it starts with an assassination (similar to the 1963 JFK) and then adds layers to the story.
Unfortunately, the film Day of the Jackal (1973) predates this and was so much better.
The section about the Yale-Milgram experiments was incredibly boring, as I already knew all about those 1963 experiments.
Sorry, no, too many plot holes, too irrelevant; the ending was predictable, just an overall boring and pointless film. -
What a gem of a discovery this was! A definite riff on the JFK assassination conspiracy plot, but formally inspired by the work of Costa-Gavras. Intricate, measured, precise but with that slow build of detail and tension such that the second half seems to roll down the tracks, gaining more and more momentum until the explosive and shocking finale.
Yves Montand is in silver fox mode - as Attorney-General, he sits on a parliamentary committee investigating the assassination of a French politician (again, the visual presentation is a mirror of the famous JFK footage). In true Gallic fashion, he presumably quietly goes along with the entire process until they present it publicly for final sign-off,…
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Watched on Amazon Prime
Exciting conspiracy thriller based on the Kennedy assassination and beyond that an extremely interesting, pensive psychological thought experiment about morality, obedience and power.
Excitement from beginning to end, a clever investigator, mysterious events and humorous dialogues. I'm totally excited about this brilliant French movie.
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"Operation.. I..For Icarus... "
" Operation.. I.. For Icarus... "Film ini terinspirasi dari Kasus penembakan Presiden John F kennedy pada tahun 22 November 1963 Yang sampai sekarang belum ditemukan siapa dalang dibalik penembakan tsb
Karena terinspirasi dari kejadian Penembakan JFK, tentu saja Film ini juga memperlihatkan Orang² yang diduga Terlibat dalam penembakan tsb, salah Satunya ialah Umbrella Man, sayangnya disini tidak ada The Babushka Lady
Jadi... Siapa dalang Dibalik Penembakan JFK?
Masih menjadi misteri sampai sekarang -
One of my absolute movie genres is the conspiracy ones, especially from the glory days of the seventies when masterpieces like Three days for the condor and The Parallax View appeared on the scene. There has been a few later ones (like the fun mockumentary The Conspiracy) but nothing that came close to the awesomeness of back then. So it was truly a treat to finally have a chance to watch the legendary I... comme Icare, a French take on the Kennedy assassination and I'm happy to say that this is one of the best conspiracythrillers I have seen to this date.
The movie starts with a gunman preparing to kill the president of an unnamed country from the roof…
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It is curious that I for Icarus came out around the same time as Winter Kills, as they are both riffs on falling down into the large conspiracies around Kennedy's murder, but while the American film renders paranoia through a comic strip, the French one does so in a very dour literal-minded manner. It is a very methodical film, perhaps too much so, as at times one wishes Verneuil would shake up things a little instead of following his approach so strictly, but this is Verneuil in his occasional very serious mode, so he sticks to it. There are some great things about it, Montand's performance and Morricone's score in particular are first-rate. For all its flaws, the weight of the investigation and the many doors it opens over Montand register strongly, and as a look at modern liberal democracy as just a facade to an authoritarian state, this does have some power.
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“There is no suspense without reality.”
This just marries so many of my interests… Minimalist styling. Assassination conspiracies. Pop psychology. Filmmaking as a puzzle. Foreign adaptations of Anglophonic history.