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Le Dernier Combat (1983)

Scifi | 92 minutes
3,11 102 votes

Genre: Scifi

Duration: 92 minuten

Alternative title: The Last Battle

Country: France

Directed by: Luc Besson

Stars: Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise and Jean Reno

IMDb score: 6,7 (6.960)

Releasedate: 6 April 1983

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Le Dernier Combat plot

In a post-apocalyptic world, it's raining fish, skyscrapers are sunk in mounds of sand and bandits sleep in the trunks of old cars. A man tries to survive in this brutal world.

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Sir Djuke

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"Bonjour." "Bonjour." That's the complete dialogue of Luc Besson's debut film, "Le Denier Combat." Filmed almost entirely in abandoned Parisian office buildings, the film tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world where the law of the jungle seems to prevail, only occasionally broken by a ray of friendship or even a little love. Besson not only kept things close to home in his choice of locations, but his camera also stays close to the actors, making the film considerably stronger than its contemporaries, such as "The Day After" and the first "Mad Max" films.

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sinterklaas

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Luc Besson's debut. It clearly had a starting price. No dialogue, black and white, and rather cheap set design.

Here we follow a mercenary who flees from the desert to post-apocalyptic Paris, but quickly falls prey to a poacher (played by the still-young Jean Reno). Yeah, that's pretty much it.

So let's move on to the creation. Luc Besson has certainly delivered a fine production for his debut.

He creates a surreal world, it rains fish and the latter also seems to be a food source for survival.

There's also room for a little love; firearms are never mentioned, and at times, it can feel like a hallucinatory trip. Also noteworthy are the typical cavemen, which you almost always find in these kinds of themes. The strange rituals for obtaining water, for example, sleeping in car trunks... and then, every now and then, that old music on found cassette tapes. It makes this film an interesting little minimalist project.

It also seems difficult to pin down a genre, although you'd probably say science fiction is the main focus. While there's also plenty of room for comedic and absurdist scenes, and it also avoids the Hollywood vibe (which Besson would later find himself in).

Nice little movie.

3.5*

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Friday evening, I curled up on the couch with a movie, and that turned out to be The Last Battle, and with it, a remarkably well-known title: Luc Besson's debut film. But it's clear once again that everything Besson touches doesn't necessarily yield gold.

From the outset, the story is clear about "the man" in a post-apocalyptic world, struggling to survive, and coming into conflict several times, not least with the character Bruut in this Don Quixote-esque film. And it must be said that it looks fantastic; the cinematography is absolutely stunning, with some fabulous sequences, such as when "the man" hides in the tunnels after his crash and tries to evade two men searching with flashlights. Moreover, the setting and costumes are fantastic, I always love black and white, and the award-winning soundtrack, which has some strong moments, deserves a mention.

But then we're done with this rather muted film, in which Jean Reno is still an interesting presence, but the whole thing doesn't do much for me. The plot, in my opinion, offers practically nothing; it's downright dull at times, and in that sense, it can best be described as a failed combination of Mad Max and something from David Lynch. Moreover, it never gets exciting or anything like that, but is more comical/slapstick-like. Clearly, this wasn't my cup of tea; on to the next film.

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