After reading about her recent passing,I decided to take a look at Nicole Maurey's IMDb page.Taking a look at Maurey's early credits,I found out that I had recently picked up a French spy movie starring Maurey,which led to me getting ready for immediate action.
The plot:
Learning that a major underworld group has gotten hold of government items that they plan to put on the black market,the French government decide to send secret agent Francis Coplan to Zurich to locate the underworld gang.Meeting informant Hiedi Effen,Coplan soon finds himself having to unexpectedly do deals with the underworld gang,whilst trying to survive attacks from a deadly femme fatale.
View on the film:
Catching the eyes of Francis Coplan, Nicole Maurey gives an alluring performance as cunning spy Diana Rossi,with Maurey neatly blending Rossi's quick-witted skills with an enthusiasm for rough and tumble fight scenes.Dashing across the screen, Henri Vidal gives a wonderfully charismatic performance as Francis Coplan,with Vidal lapping up Coplan's absurd level of flamboyance,whilst also giving Coplan a rough, determined edge in completing the mission.
Surprisingly shooting a good amount of the movie outdoors,director Maurice Labro and cinematographer Jean Lehérissey give the title a lively mood,as slick tracking shots build the tension in Coplan's mission.Backed by a rousing score from Georges Van Parys, Labro spies on Film Noir and covers the streets in thick low-lights,dusty Noir coats,and deadlier than the male sexy femme fatales.
Based on Paul Kenny's spy novel,the screenplay by Yvan Audouard/Frédéric Dard & Jean Redon aims for a unique goal of being a spoof of the genre,whilst also being a "serious" entry.Made 5 years before Bond reached the screen,the writers impressively take a tongue in cheek approach to what would become some of the major staples of the genre,as Coplan's dialogue is filled with dead pan risqué Bond-style-one liners,and Coplan's attempt to get a "Coplan Girl" leaves him in danger.Firing comedic lines across the screen,the writers cleverly make sure that a great twist and turning spy tale is kept on track,as Coplan meets members of the underworld,and realises that he must take immediate action.
The plot:
Learning that a major underworld group has gotten hold of government items that they plan to put on the black market,the French government decide to send secret agent Francis Coplan to Zurich to locate the underworld gang.Meeting informant Hiedi Effen,Coplan soon finds himself having to unexpectedly do deals with the underworld gang,whilst trying to survive attacks from a deadly femme fatale.
View on the film:
Catching the eyes of Francis Coplan, Nicole Maurey gives an alluring performance as cunning spy Diana Rossi,with Maurey neatly blending Rossi's quick-witted skills with an enthusiasm for rough and tumble fight scenes.Dashing across the screen, Henri Vidal gives a wonderfully charismatic performance as Francis Coplan,with Vidal lapping up Coplan's absurd level of flamboyance,whilst also giving Coplan a rough, determined edge in completing the mission.
Surprisingly shooting a good amount of the movie outdoors,director Maurice Labro and cinematographer Jean Lehérissey give the title a lively mood,as slick tracking shots build the tension in Coplan's mission.Backed by a rousing score from Georges Van Parys, Labro spies on Film Noir and covers the streets in thick low-lights,dusty Noir coats,and deadlier than the male sexy femme fatales.
Based on Paul Kenny's spy novel,the screenplay by Yvan Audouard/Frédéric Dard & Jean Redon aims for a unique goal of being a spoof of the genre,whilst also being a "serious" entry.Made 5 years before Bond reached the screen,the writers impressively take a tongue in cheek approach to what would become some of the major staples of the genre,as Coplan's dialogue is filled with dead pan risqué Bond-style-one liners,and Coplan's attempt to get a "Coplan Girl" leaves him in danger.Firing comedic lines across the screen,the writers cleverly make sure that a great twist and turning spy tale is kept on track,as Coplan meets members of the underworld,and realises that he must take immediate action.