Trans-Europ-Express

★★★★★

“Erotic? Serious? Funny? Tragic? A Mystery? A Game? A Paradox? Neo-Sadism? A Detective Story?”

1966 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet

ComedyDramaMystery

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Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant Marie-France Pisier Christian Barbier Raoul Guylad Henri Lambert Paul Louyet

Plot

A film director on a train writes a story with his crew about a drug smuggler, and the fiction and the real train journey start to mix.

Sinekatalog’s take

A playful, self-reflexive thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,364 votes)
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