Malik tahar rahim suffers a warning attack by the godfather, cesar niels arestrup see related interviewmasterclass with jacques audiard on. But jacques audiard has already become one of the greatest french directors of all time, alongside such greats as henrigeorges clouzot diabolique, jeanpierre melville the godson, and. Jacques audiards prophet wins best film, actor and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Lun des plus grands films francais des 30 dernieres annees. Most prison movies dredge up drama from the horrific institutionalized brutality behind bars, and while jacques audiards crime drama a prophet never shies away from the cruelty of an inmates life, it focuses on much more than just that.
The film stars tahar rahim as malik, a 19yearold arab just beginning a sixyear stretch in a french prison. Malik tahar rahim, a 19yearold algerian, begins a sixyear prison sentence at a facility sharply divided between muslims and corsicans. Tahar rahim, niels arestrup, adel bencherif, reda kateb. Films on vod selected by jacques audiard lacinetek. And these characters and location of the film are essential to the core message of the film, i guess if you dont know at least the basics of islams or some of its myths then maybe the movie might go over your head. Nov 2, 2012 from the acclaimed director of a prophet and the beat that my heart skipped, jacques audiard brings us rust and bone. Weighed down by awards from cannes, london and new york and basking in gushing plaudits from all quarters, jacques audiards a prophet has at last come among us. Thomas bidegain screenplay, jacques audiard screenplay 2 more credits. Does director jacques audiard deserve his new status as a made man. A prophet, jacques audiard, 149 mins 18 the independent. A prophet, and rust and bone which each obtained numerous international. Quelques mois plus tard, il recoit le prix louisdelluc.
Set mostly in prison and named for a wiseguy in the making, a prophet. A prophet by jacques audiard jacques audiard, tahar rahim. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Without a single detail out of place, the film moves along brilliantly. Jacques audiards family has always been involved in movie business. Jacques audiard is drawn to the bleakest scenarios imaginable, yet something in him fights against gloom and doom. A prophet is a staggering work of brilliance that only gets better and better every time i see it. At first i thought it was just another depressing or difficulttowatch film about life in prison, but its so much more than that. Discover the films selected by director jacques audiard, to download on vod.