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Watchmaker Of St. Paul
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The first film from former film critic Bertrand Tavernier, this moving story of a man forced to fight against the press, pubIic opinion and his friends on behalf of his estranged son won a Special Jury Prize at BerIin in 1974. When a police car stops outside his smalI shop, Michel Descombes Iearns that his son has horrificaIly murdered a security guard and is now on the run. Stunned by the news, he cannot bring himseIf to beIive it and tries to discover for himself the apparent motives for the gruesome crime. His passionate reactions in the defence of his fugitive son fascinate the investigating officer, Commissioner Guiboud. The two men form an odd trusting aIliance untiI MicheI realises that Guiboud is really acting to bring about his son's death as judiciaI revenge. To save his son, Michel has to put himself on the side of those against the Iaw. |
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