Rent Red Lights (2003)
3.4 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- On the hottest day of the year Antoine and Helene hit the road, destined for the south of France. The oppressive heat and traffic gridlock take their toll on Antoine's frazzled nerves and, as he attempts to cool off with one cold beer after another, tensions between the bickering couple are pushed to boiling point. As night draws in Antoine stops off at yet another bar but returns to the car to find Helene missing. Panic-stricken, he embarks on a desperate search, only to find events spiralling far beyond his control with horrifying consequences...
- Actors:
- Carole Bouquet, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Vincent Deniard, Patrick Servoin, Thomas Germaine
- Directors:
- Cédric Kahn
- Aka:
- Feux Rouges
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Red Lights
Whisky Sour. - Red Lights review by Steve
Wild, fanciful but ultra-tense psycho-drama from a novel by Georges Simenon, who is probably responsible for the weird right wing subtext about the concept of a Nietzschian Übermensch! Plus the author was no stranger to his own extreme marital disharmony....
Well anyway, it's a crime thriller. Jean-Pierre Darroussin stars as a bad tempered middle aged wage slave stuck in a rut who intuits his upwardly mobile, professional wife (Carole Bouquet) is having an affair and feels her antagonism is enfeebling his masculinity.
On a long drive across country he asserts his macho individualism by drinking whisky like a dipsomaniac... until she decides to take the train... and then disappears. Ultimately the antagonistic husband redeems himself via a coincidence so massive, it's staggering!
What we're here for is the awesome final twist which gives the unhappy couple another last chance, which works so well because director Cédric Kahn unravels it with some subtlety. Warning- don't turn this into a drinking game, as you'll need a stomach pump.
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