the french connection

what is interesting about this film, other than extensive chase scenes is the fact that it brings the nouvelle vague style into mainstream cinema (or so it is thought by the booklet authors), and became a pioneer in american new wave (one of my favorite genre/movement/whatever- not the french, mind you, the american one, grown out of the french one).
new york, especially natural portrayal of Brooklynn setting also creates a sense of "reality" as if this film is a documentary on this (in fact real) narcotics operation.
however although i really like high quality action films, and really enjoyed the stylistic aspect, this film was not really satisfactory, probably because i was expecting too much.



ps. new une passante logo is a gift from alara the fuzzy. mersi mon cher!