Secret Agents

2004 ""

Secret Agents

5.4 | 1h49m | en | Action

From his offices in Switzerland, Russian Igor Lipovsky is engaged in a vast and profitable gunrunning operation with Africa. The French government wants to hinder the activities of the arms dealer and sends a team to sink one of his ships heading for Angola with a load of illegal weaponry. Lisa, Brisseau, Loïc, Tony and Raymond are professionals: they carefully set up their cover, plan all their moves meticulously, and carry out orders without asking questions. Perhaps they should. The code-name of the mission is "Janus"; and just like with the ancient deity, there are two opposite faces for every aspect of the operation: the objective of the French government, the role of each team member, the presumed friend and the assumed foe...

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5.4 | 1h49m | en | Action , Thriller , Crime | More Info

Released: March. 03,2004 | Released Producted By: TF1 Films Production , La Chauve Souris Country: Spain Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Vincent Cassel , Monica Bellucci , André Dussollier

Director

Jean-Baptiste Poirot

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TF1 Films Production , La Chauve Souris

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Reviews

hannahvdb1 What strikes me are the parallels drawn between secret agency and stardom in this film. The irony of having two of Europe's most celebrated modern actors living the roles of ever-pursued spies; constantly aware of watching eyes, never certain of complete privacy, never comfortable, always chased and forever chasing, makes the actors' reaction to their lives as agents all the more personal. Furthermore the viewer, although perhaps subconsciously, is better able to identify with these parallels than with the sentiments of the characters themselves; celebrities are in our public-eye whereas true agents remain hidden and undercover.It is the truth bared in this film about human emotion that proves its success. The stagnancy of moments in waiting, the abuse of others to further your game, the love undermined by private affairs and physical relations... Schoendoerffer's shocking scenes such as Bellucci's drugging of the two small children in her care and of a mother she comforts, tinge the typical unblemished movie-spy personality with crimson reality. Instead of blindly sympathising with the film's heroes, the viewer must think and feel beyond the typical thriller/action movie requirements in order to appreciate the characters, their situations and the film itself.

zilief 1-It's a spy movie. 2-It's not a James Bond.Follow a team of cold-blooded, adrenaline-addicted of french secret agents on what seems to be a "simple" fire and forget mission. Forget about sub cars, laser pens and kinky secret bases, this one is more about living a spy life, stuck in what smells like a "rainbow warrior" secret op. Frederic Schoendorffer and his crew made an impressive work on showing the pressure upon the characters, their loneliness and the void of their lives. A really clever choice is made whenever it comes to action : what they show us is not another dragon-ballish ballet, but short scenes that just tell that these people know what they're doing. There are lots of details, not the usual visible evidences that lead to colonel Mustard, and the real name of the game is planning. Get all that wrapped in a strong technical treatment (filming, editing and the sound work!) and you've got a movie that's not your usual popcorn spy flick but a real reflexion about what drools in the shadow of politics.

joker2k4 One of the few movies that show real agents a little closer, and not James bond like agents...this movie had excellent FX and soundtrack, act was great , don't get why it got such low rating, the plot is understandable from start to finish. Didn't see the film in original lang. so maybe that's why i got another impression from the film(dubbed in Russian). give it 8/10 - one of the movies i will definitely have in my movie collection.

tomatoview Hi! First of all I have to say that I really enjoyed 'Agents secrets'. I wasn't disappointed as many seems to be because I knew what kind of film I was going to see... By this, I would mean that it is a 'Schoendoerffer movie' i.e. a movie that is not focusing on a special mission or on action but rather on people, what implies their job, on their daily life...even if they are spies. It was the same in one of his prior movies 'scenes de crimes'. So, don't expect to be staggered by special effects or by an unexpected end. You're not in 'M.I.1' or in 'The Usual suspects' - even if I also appreciated these movies- , what matters is people, their relations, their perception of their job... It was really a good moment and it does not really matter if at the end everything is not fully explained. It's not the the director's main purpose at all...