L.627

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For Lucien 'Lulu' Marguet, being a policeman is more than a job – it’s a burning passion. Following another run-in with a superior, Lulu is demoted and sent to work in narcotics. Faced with insufficient funding and support, the squad fights to maintain some kind of control over the ever-increasing drugs trade. In this seedy underbelly of Paris, faced with all this violence, depravation and corruption, how long can Lulu maintain his intergrity and humanity?

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Director’s Commentary; New foreword by Bertrand Tavernier; Trailer.

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Review by Andy Mckay on 8th April 2004

Shot as a pseudo-documentary, Tavernier's L627 is a convincing and realistic portrayal of Police work in contemporary Paris. Bezace puts in a highly believeable performance as Lulu, a cop who is a human being first, battling hard not to take his professional problems home at the end of a shift. It is his humane streak which gives L627 a lot of its charm. Lulu is in danger of becoming too involved in the lives of some of the habitual junkies he deals with on a daily basis. Can he resolve his professional duties with the empathy he feels towards fellow human beings?

L627 remains a vital part of Taverniers catalogue, proving that he his very much a director with a social conscience. Recommended.

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Article - "Bertrand Tavernier - Something for Everybody" by David Parkinson
Tuesday 4th March 2008

Bertrand Tavernier was born on 25 April 1941 in Lyon, the home of the Lumière brothers and the birthplace of French cinema. His father, René Tavernier, was a poet who edited Confluences, one of the few free journals operating under Vichy. But while his respect...  View article in full

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