Supposedly based on a true story, this feature has. It is the third film in the trilogy les visiteurs, following the visitors ii. The film stars idris elba, richard madden, charlotte le bon, eriq ebouaney and jose garcia. Bastille day is the common name for the french national day, celebrated on 14 july each year. December 31, 2016 bond and bourne fans will notice the drop in budget, but this rollicking spy flick will fill a gap until matt damon returns to. The plot is absurd, but at least bastille day sidesteps the xenophobic caricatures of london has fallen, preferring to subvert rather than celebrate broiling prejudices.
Idris elbas bastille day blockbuster suffers further setbacks as it is pulled from french cinemas in light of nice attacks by julia pritchard for mailonline. Sean briar idris elba, the field agent on the case, soon realizes that michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a largescale conspiracy. The film was produced by sidonie dumas gaumont, sylvain goldberg and. Unfortunately, squatters have take over their home. With idris elba, richard madden, charlotte le bon, kelly reilly. Its scary, but not too unrealistic, to imagine that unscrupulous people could be using this brouhaha as a distraction to. Les enfants terribles film les enfants terribles 29 march 1950. Heres the movie trailer of bastille day if you havent seen it yet.
The release date of the movie bastille day is set to april 22, 2016 tags. Apr 24, 2016 the plot is absurd, but at least bastille day sidesteps the xenophobic caricatures of london has fallen, preferring to subvert rather than celebrate broiling prejudices. All the while other european countries will get to see it months earlier. The film follows four families, with different nationalities french, german, russian and american but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s.
The take a generic title chosen over the original title bastille day effectively shows the rising tides of anger, the demonstrations, the news reports, and the social media storms that lead up to a fullscale uprising. The first thing is this film came at the worst time in the history of. Timely enough, bastille day is celebrated every year on july 14th, so the film will be released in france on julyth. Top 5 films for bastille day, july 14 we are movie geeks. Bastille day is the common name for the french national day, celebrated on 14 july each year bastille day may also refer to. The first one is surely a candidate for best french film of alltime for its pure thick comedy, the history, the emotions, the soundtrack, iconic actors, and one of the. Jeanmarie poire, the actors and certainly the spectators were done with the visitors. Written and directed by james watkins the woman in black, bastille day is a pretty typical terroristversuscop action movie, delivering all the explosive car chases and impressive gun fights audiences have come to expect from this genre. Bastille day released as the take in north america and on international home release is a 2016 action thriller film directed and cowritten by james watkins. Bastille day is a 2016 frenchbelgianczech comedy film directed by jeanmarie poire.
Still, the film met with commercial success, but apart from the american remake which i thought was better, it seemed like the director, jeanmarie poire, the actors. Eighteen years after the visitors ii left us with the cliffhanger, the third film comes as a total. The film brings nothing new to the genre, but since its starring idris elba one can but give it a try. The stories of your experiences have given me the last bit of info i needed to make a goodasitcan get decision, and convince me that i should move my trip to versailles to thursday, the day before bastille day, and not fear that paris will be too crowded, or chaotic i knew to plan for either thurs or fri in v based on ricks paris book. Michael mason richard madden is an american pickpocket living in paris who finds himself hunted by the cia when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Mar 01, 2017 the 15 movies released in 2016 sold 12.
Idris elba stalks his way through the smallbutambitious ukfrance thriller bastille day like a bondintraining, playing a lone wolf fbi operative. The film ended on a note that seemed to say we dont care for continuity as long as theres a gag as if our beloved medieval characters in a cage would be a pleasing sight. If james watkins frenetic parisian thriller is remembered for anything, itll be that it comes across like idris elbas unofficial audition to play the next james bond. Bastille day 2016 torrents and select free movies from direct links to movie pages. Bastille day, a film starring idris elba bastille day battlestar galactica, an episode of battlestar galactica bastille day song, a song by rush.
Stream gratuit elisabeth and her brother paul live isolated from much of the world after paul is injured in a snowball fight. The corridors of time released eighteen years earlier in 1998. Jeanmarie poire was directed this movie and starring by jean reno. Richard madden is also capable, as is zoe charlotte le bon who was supposed to deliver the bomb in the first place and who ends up becoming entangled with briar and mason as they seek the truth. The film was released in the united kingdom on 22 april 2016 and july 2016 in france, and on 18 november 2016 in the united states. But there is also a hint of comedy woven into the story, which complements rather than detracts from. Bastille day 2016 full movie download full hd youtube. Gaumonts the visitors to return for french revolution. You have to be weary on a film that has been delayed for distribution as much as the film has. This title looks at a family, returning from a holiday. Le gendarme et les extraterrestres film the gendarme and the creatures from outer space 31 january 1979. An artist and a cia agent go on an antiterrorist mission in france. Apr 22, 2016 18 apr 2016 inconsistent but entertaining actionthriller from james watkins starring idris elba. Bastille day is a movie genre drama, was released in march 23, 2016.
Tweetemail tweetemail in honor of bastille day, july 14, frances independence day, here is a list of five top french revolution films in no particular order. Clavier were, once again, misdirected in the corridors of time and left prisoners during the french revolution. A young artist and former cia agent embark on an antiterrorist mission in france. Gaumonts visitors return for french revolution news. Jean marie poire, the actors and certainly the spectators were done with the visitors. A young pickpocket and an unruly cia agent team up on an antiterrorist mission in france. Yep, thats the eiffel tower you see in the background. Bastille day was directed by james watkins from a screenplay by andrew watkins. It is a luxembourgian, french and american venture produced by anonymous content, vendome pictures, tf1 films production and studiocanal. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. The take 2016 a rogue cia agent idris elba forms an unlikely partnership with a pickpocket richard madden to stop a terrorist conspiracy in paris. A young con artist and former cia agent embark on an antiterrorist mission in france. Bastille day, a film starring idris elba bastille day battlestar galactica, an episode of battlestar galacticabastille day song, a. Idris elba is basically an american james bond in bastille day.
Idris elba as cia agent briar is excellent, his character is interesting enough and elba does his best, which is very good. Portugal outsider films and gaumont has done a paneuropean deal with. The first film in the series was released twentythree years earlier in 1993. Bastille day 2016 nude scenes completed threaten the lives of everyone involved. Bastille day, a reboot of the popular french 1990s film. Apr 06, 2016 the result, alas, may be one of the worst french comedies in recent memory so poorly written and conceived that it makes the work of current gallic screen idol kev adams serial teachers look. Bastille day 2016 hd 2016 110 minutes drama, comedy. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. Bastille day is a 2016 comedy film written by christian clavier and jeanmarie poire and directed by jeanmarie poire.
Craig still planning to make at least one spy film, whats a 007inwaiting to do with his time. Nice the main characters are the same actors as in the other films. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the visitors. Not all the films are french and not all have to do with the revolution. It is the third film in the trilogy les visiteurs, follow. The result, alas, may be one of the worst french comedies in recent memory so poorly written and conceived that it makes the work of current gallic screen idol.
Jul 16, 2016 idris elbas bastille day blockbuster suffers further setbacks as it is pulled from french cinemas in light of nice attacks by julia pritchard for mailonline. But can he run over rooftops and throw crediblelooking punches while looking fierce in a suit. Bastille day, a french romantic comedy by rene clair. Watch bastille day full movie in hd visit movie 333669 michael mason is an american pickpocket living in paris who finds hims. Bastille day is a 2016 action film directed and cowritten by james watkins.
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