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Pierre Jolivet,
Jean Bouise,
Fritz Wepper,
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Luc Besson
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: Columbia TriStar
: Science Fiction , Disaster Action, Post-Apocalypse
: 93 min.
: English
: English
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Unusual because it has no spoken dialogue, Dernier Combat effectively chronicles the fate of a handful of people after a worldwide disaster has left the planet desolate and bleak and the people physically unable to speak. A young man (Pierre Jolivet) longs for female companionship and so he puts together a serviceable plane and flies to the remains of a city where survivors live in the ruined hulks of cars -- or wherever they can. The problem is that there are very few women to be found here as well. After the young man enters the city, he comes across an older doctor who has returned to his psychiatric clinic and is barricaded there, defending the clinic against the attacks of a violent barbarian intent on further destruction. This murderous aggressor is not only after the doctor but also a women who is hiding in the clinic -- and when the young man joins up with the doctor and sees the woman, his future takes a new course. Le Dernier Combat (also known as The Last Battle) was the first feature-length film by a 24-year-old Luc Besson (The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element). The film won two major prizes at the 1983 Avoriaz Science Fiction Film Festival, and collected more than 18 prizes at other international festivals -- though it was overlooked by France's Caesars and the U.S. Academy Awards. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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by textheavy
April 6, 2005 - 1:49 PM PDT
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6 out of 6 members found this review helpful
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I'm a huge fan of the Post-Apocalypse genre (The Road Warrior, 12 Monkeys, A Boy and His Dog, etc.), so I can't believe I'd never heard of this movie.
The ignoble protagonist uses his creativity to improvise the tools necessary for success in a world reduced to a "Might Makes Right" ethic.
The antagonist, who is very like the protagonist except that he has a chip on his shoulder, develops into a more and more menacing character throughout the film.
I'm really happy to have found this movie on GreenCine. It instantly shot to a top spot on my list of favorite films of this genre.
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