The Bar at the Crossing
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The Bar at the Crossing is a 1972 French adventure film
directed by Alain Levent
. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival
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Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Alain Levent
Alain Levent
Alain Levent was a French cinematographer and film director. He worked on 80 films between 1960 and 2007...
. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival
22nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972.-Jury:* Eleanor Perry * Fritz Drobilitsch-Walden* Francis Cosne* Rita Tushingham* Tinto Brass* Yukichi Shinada* Julio Coll* Hans Hellmut Kirst...
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Plot
Vincent Van Horst (Jacques Brel) is a hard-drinking bon viveur who loves his freedom and his women. In 1916, he leaves Europe, which is torn apart by the war, and moves to Canada, intending to meet up with Maria, the only woman he ever loved. On the way to Canada, he meets a young boy who dreams about fighting in the European war. When Vincent arrives at the Bar de la fourche, managed by Maria, he finds her looking older. He finds consolation in another woman, Annie, who looks down on him and drives Vincent and Olivier to fight a duel against each other.Cast
- Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
– Vincent van Horst - Rosy VarteRosy VarteRosy Varte is a Turkish-born French actress of Armenian descent. She has appeared in 95 film and television shows since 1949...
– Maria - Pierre-François Pistorio – Olivier
- Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
– Annie - Malka Ribowska – Jane Holly
- Bernard La Jarrige – Nicky Holly
- Gabriel JabbourGabriel JabbourGabriel Jabbour was a French actor.He made his debut in acting in 1957 in L'affaire Sarret-Schmidt on television...
– Mosé - Gérard Victor – Robinson
- Guy Parigot – Le juge
- Robert Angebaud – Le patron
- Luc Hinterseber – Jimmy
- Claude Baret – John Mc Brown
- Gérard DarmonGérard DarmonGérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
– Le valet - Diane KurysDiane KurysDiane Kurys is a French filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are autobiographical. Born in Lyon, Rhône, France, her parents divorced when she was a child. She began as an actress with Jean-Louis Barrault's company. She gained film stardom, but didn't like the roles she was...
– Christie - Marcel Ory – Le patron de l'hôtel
- Jean-Claude Bouillaud – Carletti
- Andrée Champeaux – La patronne de la maison close