Le piège à cons

1979
1h 30m

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Ten years after the French political upheavals of 1968, a maturing "soixante-huitard" falls in with some young radicals who are influenced by a book he had written. But does he still have th... Read allTen years after the French political upheavals of 1968, a maturing "soixante-huitard" falls in with some young radicals who are influenced by a book he had written. But does he still have the guts to translate his ideas into acts against the state? And is he still attractive to y... Read allTen years after the French political upheavals of 1968, a maturing "soixante-huitard" falls in with some young radicals who are influenced by a book he had written. But does he still have the guts to translate his ideas into acts against the state? And is he still attractive to younger chicks?

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7/10

Third in a trilogy

Jean Pierre Mocky wrote and directed movies with details, situations and characters never seen before (even this title using a slang word). From his dark trilogy, my favorite remains Solo, a desperate run of two brothers during revolutianary times in the end of the 60's, complete drama with no comic scenes (and a superb title by Moustaki). "Le Piège à cons" is the last from that trilogy, with a story close to Solo, with again old and young anarchists but also fascists and weird policemen. And a lot of funny characters appearing briefly, breaking the dramatic scenes and giving the movie an anarchic style that will become more and more Mocky's style.