简介："J'aivutuerBenBarka"maynotqualifyasthemasterpieceofthetwenty-firstcentury,itisnonethelesswellworthseeing. Itsprimequalityisitshighinformativevalue.NeversomuchhasbeensaidandinsuchprecisedetailsabouttheBenBarkacaseasinthisfilm.Thefirstversion,"L'attentat"byYvesBoissetwasgoodbutabitvagueandconfused,butLePéronandSaïdSmihi'spresenteffortisasaccurateascanbeaboutthefacts,protagonists(whobeartheirrealnames)andperioddetails.ItnotablyamazedmetolearnthatpeopleconnectedwiththeFrenchmovieworldhadbeen(unwittingly)involvedinthispoliticalscandal.IamafilmbuffbutIneverknewtothisday(orhadIforgotten?)thatdirectorGeorgesFranju,writer-directorMargueriteDuras,actressAnne-MarieCoffinethadsomethingtodowiththeabductionandeliminationoftheMoroccanoppositionleader. AnothergoodpointisthechoiceofGeorgesFigonasthe(dead)narrator.Asthemanisashadyindividual(nervouslyportrayedbyfidgetyCharlesBerling),confusionfirstprevailsbutthestorybeingtoldthreetimes,itgetsclearerandclearerasitunfurls.CostaGavraswouldhavechosenawhiteknightfigureasahero,notSergeLePéron,whoseaccusatorytoneismadeallthesharperbyapparentambiguity. Jean-PierreLéaudisastunningGeorgesFranjudepictedasadreamerabitcutofffromtheoutsideworldbutJosianeBalaskoisonlyfairasDuras.IpersonallypreferredJeanneMoreauin"Cetamour-là" Agoodqualitypoliticalthriller,notunworthyofitsmodeloftheseventies.Goandseeitsoon,forthehouseswhichshowitarefarfrompacked.…