简介：After25years,François,amodestbusinessman,isreunitedwithhischildhoodfriendLéo,afilmdouble.It'sareunionwhichaffectsbothmenprofoundly,andimmediatelytheydiscovertheiradolescentsenseoffun.Françoisproposesthattheymeetupwiththethirdmemberoftheirchildhoodband,Kuntchinski. Butwhentheybreakintothelatter'shouse,theyaresurprisedbyhiswife,Hélène.Unsurewhattodo,FrançoisandLéomakeasnapdecisiontofakeanabduction.Hélènehasn'tanyotherplans,sosheplaysalongwiththekidnap… Doublemessieursisthesecondfilmfromactor-turneddirectorJean-FrançoisStévenin,anunsettlingcomedy-dramawhichbreaksnewgroundincinematicstorytelling.Filmpic1AswithStévenin'sfirstfilm,Passe-montagne,theinteractionofthecharactersassumesfargreaterimportancethantheplot,whichisjustaswellastheplotisvirtuallynon-existent. Thefilmisanexplorationoftherelationshipofthreecharacters-twooldfriendsandanunknownwomanwhomFatethrowstogether-astheyplayoutacontrived,WoodyAllen-stylefarce,reactingtothreatswhichareentirelyimaginary,effectivelybehavinglikeconfusedchildren.Thecomedyisdownplayedtotheextentthatitisoftenimpossibletojudgewhetherasituationoralineofdialogueisintendedtobefunnyornot-oneofmanyreasonswhywatchingthisfilmisafarfromcomfortableexperience. Stévenin'sinnovativeapproachisasoff-puttingasitisbreathtakinglyoriginal.TheunconventionalphotographyandevenstrangereditingsuggestsaGodard-esqueinfluence,whilstthediscordantmixofcomedyanddramaisredolentoftheworkofBertrandBlier.Addtothisaheavy-handedappropriationofthepolicierstyleforthefirstpartofthefilmandyou'dbeforgivenforthinkingthisisjustanotherexampleofanauteurexperimentingwithcinematicformforitsownsake.Althoughit'snotafilmthatiseasytolikeandcertainlynotonethatwillappealtothemajorityoffilmenthusiasts,Doublemessieursdoeshaveatouchofgeniusaboutit-particularlyitssombre,intenselymelancholicclosinginstalmentsetinastunningmountainlocation.…