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Baltasar KormákurScénario:
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Bergsteinn BjörgúlfssonActeurs·trices:
Ingvar Sigurðsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Olafia Hronn Jonsdottir, Atli Sigurðarson, Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir (plus)Résumés(1)
Inspecteur à Reykjavik, Erlendur (Ingvar E. Sigurdsson) enquête sur le meurtre d'un homme apparemment sans histoire. La photo de la tombe d'une petite fille retrouvée chez la victime réveille pourtant une affaire vieille de quarante ans. Elle conduit Erlendur tout droit à Jar City, surprenante collection de bocaux renfermant des organes, véritable fichier génétique de la population islandaise... (Memento Films Distribution)
(plus)Critiques (7)
Le blues islandais avec tout le tintouin : l’ambiance qui donne le ton, la météo glaciale, la nature inhospitalière, des personnages principaux mûrs pour le suicide, un meurtre brutal, des énigmes enracinées dans le passé… Un cocktail envoûtant concocté par Kormákur que j’ai regardé après 2 Guns, passant ainsi un moment cinéma de qualité.
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Un polar diabolique à l'atmosphère unique. Le dénouement progressif du mystère par la visite de chaque habitant lié d'une façon ou d'une autre à l'affaire fait avancer pas à pas les détectives étonnés en leur fournissant des informations et se renforce par une immersion de plus en plus profonde dans la rudesse et l'isolement de l'environnement nordique. Un film avec un aspect audiovisuel excellent, qui n'attirera pas beaucoup de touristes en Islande.
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I think Kormákur has slightly overstepped the pursuit of a pure Nordic detective story into hyper-gritty and hyper-tragic stylization, which does not seem very credible, especially towards the end. Otherwise, it is beautifully filmed, equipped with a stylish get-up and, above all, fabulously cast. All they had to do was push a little less and let the atmosphere and interesting characters do the talking. The director is undoubtedly talented and full of healthy energy, but Jar City just doesn’t manage to always stretch it in the ideal direction. Anyway, it's an interesting account of Icelandic identity.
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It is quite unbelievable that Iceland, with around three hundred thousand inhabitants, can regularly produce films that surpass much more populous nations and established cinema. Jar City has everything that belongs to a modern crime thriller and what I appreciate in this genre. It has a believable story, with well-developed characters, tension, and above all, an atmosphere created by both the contemplative stark and yet beautiful Nordic landscape, and the dark music where the important element is played by a male choir. The cinematography also deserves recognition, as it creates stylistic shots reminiscent of Fincher's style, and sometimes plays with shocking details, whether in a medical laboratory or when discovering the victim. As the icing on the cake, it provides specific Nordic humor that is unlikely to be found in mainstream American crime films. The film is not action-packed, and the only chase scene turns into a farce when the perpetrator, a robust thug, realizes after a few dozen meters that he is being pursued by a short-statured police officer, and they soon exchange roles. National specificities are highlighted in the plot, for example, when it turns out that in desolate Iceland, everyone knows everyone. Overall impression: 80%.
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In Jar City everything is exactly as it should be, nothing is leaking, overflowing or missing. It's the type of film that few will dismiss, but it's hard to remember years later. It's just a good raw crime drama, and sympathetically believable at its core; within the confines of the genre, of course.
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