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'''''La Bonne Année''''' is a film directed by [[Claude Lelouch]].
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'''''La bonne année''''' (also known in the United States as '''''Happy New Year''''') is a 1973 film directed by [[Claude Lelouch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinematheque.fr/film/57973.html|title=La bonne année|language=French|website=cinematheque.fr|access-date=2024-02-06}}</ref> It tells the story of a gangster who organises a successful heist but is himself caught and jailed. Released early, he not only recoups his share of the takings but also regains his girlfriend. The film is edited to present a [[nonlinear narrative]], with the beginning and ending of the film showing the present-day in black-and-white, and the center of the film showing a flashback of the events in color.


==Synopsis==
==Plot==
The gangster Simon and his faithful accomplice Charlot take a holiday in Cannes. Their plan is to rob the [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] jewellery shop on the seafront. Exhaustively, they watch and log the movements of the staff and the security routines. Disguised as a rich old man, Simon gets to know the manager by choosing items for an alleged sick sister. He also gets distracted by Françoise, the beautiful owner of the antiques shop next door. She is on her own and willing to enjoy dates.
A gangster ([[Lino Ventura]]) with his accompalice ([[Charles Gérard]]), prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next toor to the jewellers of [[Van Cleef & Arpels]], on the [[Promenade de la Croisette|Croisette]], in [[Cannes]], the find the shop of a beautiful antiques dealer ([[Françoise Fabian]]) who befriends the group.


On the night of the heist, Charlot manages to hide in the shop at closing time and at gunpoint gets the manager to fill an attaché case with all the jewels and cash. He then lets Simon in and heads off with the loot in a speedboat. As Simon ties and gags the manager, the place is surrounded by police because an alarm had been triggered. Françoise visits Simon in jail and promises she will wait for him.
The driver and the antiques dealer fall in love. He is friendly but unrefined, she is cultivated and independent, but discovers that talking with Simon shows up her vanity, and she desires a simple and clean love. The hold-up which had been planned for a long time by the driver is shown to be more sophisticated than his methods of seduction.


After six years, as the police have not found Charlot or any of the loot, they think of a plan. They will get Simon released early and shadow him. He eludes his pursuers and finds Charlot, who gives him his share and drives him to the airport for a plane to Brazil. Waiting for his flight to be called, he rings Françoise. She tells him to come to her apartment immediately, which he does.
==About the film==
==Details==
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*Director : [[Claude Lelouch]]
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*Script : [[Claude Lelouch]] and [[Pierre Uytterhoeven]]
*Director of photography: [[Jean Collomb]]
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*Music: [[Francis Lai]]
*Sound : [[Bernard Bats]]
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*Editor: [[Georges Klotz]]
*Assistant director: [[Elie Chouraqui]]
*Length: 115 minutes
*Release date: 13 April 1973
Production : [[Films 13]] (Paris), [[Rizzoli Film]] (Rome)
Distributor- Films 13 (Paris)


==Starring==
==Cast==
*[[Lino Ventura]] : Simon
* [[Lino Ventura]]: Simon
*[[Françoise Fabian]] : Françoise
* [[Françoise Fabian]]: Françoise
*[[Charles Gérard]] : Charlot
* [[Charles Gérard]]: Charlot
*[[André Falcon]] : bijoutier
* [[André Falcon]]: bijoutier
*[[Lilo De La Passardière]] : Mme Félix
* [[Lilo De La Passardière]]: Mme Félix
*[[Claude Mann]] : Claude
* [[Claude Mann]]: Claude
*[[Frédéric de Pasquale]] : Henri
* [[Frédéric de Pasquale]]: Henri
*[[Gérard Sire]] : directeur de la prison/voix commentaire TV
* [[Gérard Sire]]: prison director/voix commentaire TV
*[[Silvano Tranquili]] : amant italien
* [[Silvano Tranquilli]]: italian lover
* Bettina Rheims : Nicole
* Bettina Rheims: Nicole
* Georges Staquet : commissaire
* Georges Staquet: commissaire
* Harry Walter : 1st inspecteur
* Harry Walter: 1st detective
* Elie Chouraqui : Michel Barbier (non crédité)
* Elie Chouraqui: Michel Barbier (uncredited)
*[[Michel Bertay]] : chauffeur de taxi
* [[Michel Bertay]]: taxi driver
*[[Michou]] : Lui-même
* [[Michou (cabaret artist)]]: himself
*[[Mireille Mathieu]] : Elle-même
* [[Mireille Mathieu]]: herself
*[[André Barello]]
* [[André Barello]]
*[[Norman de la Chesnaye]]
* [[Norman de la Chesnaye]]
*[[Pierre Edeline]]
* [[Pierre Edeline]]
* Pierre Cottier
* Pierre Cottier
* Joseph Rythmann
* Joseph Rythmann
* Jacques Villedieu.
* Jacques Villedieu.
*[[Pierre Pontiche]]
* [[Pierre Pontiche]]


== About the film ==
== Financing and production ==
Much of the film was financed by advertising, particluarly for Van Cleef & Arpels.
Much of the film was financed by advertising, particularly for Van Cleef & Arpels.


==Awards==
==Awards==
*Best actor at the San Remo Film Festival for Lino Ventura and Françoise Fabian
* Best actor at the San Remo Film Festival for Lino Ventura and Françoise Fabian
*Prix Triomphe du Cinéma 1973
* Prix Triomphe du Cinéma 1973

==American remake==
The film was remade as ''[[Happy New Year (1987 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (1987), directed by [[John G. Avildsen]] and starring [[Peter Falk]], [[Charles Durning]] and [[Tom Courtenay]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/07/movies/film-happy-new-year.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Film: 'Happy New Year' | first=Vincent | last=Canby | author-link=Vincent Canby | date=7 August 1987 | access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0069815}}
* [http://french.imdb.com/title/tt0069815/ Page on the film (Internet Movie Database)]


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Latest revision as of 03:50, 29 June 2024

La bonne année
Directed byClaude Lelouch
Screenplay byClaude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
CinematographyJean Collomb
Edited byGeorges Klotz
Music byFrancis Lai
Production
companies
Distributed byFilms 13
Release date
  • 13 April 1973 (1973-04-13) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

La bonne année (also known in the United States as Happy New Year) is a 1973 film directed by Claude Lelouch.[1] It tells the story of a gangster who organises a successful heist but is himself caught and jailed. Released early, he not only recoups his share of the takings but also regains his girlfriend. The film is edited to present a nonlinear narrative, with the beginning and ending of the film showing the present-day in black-and-white, and the center of the film showing a flashback of the events in color.

Plot

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The gangster Simon and his faithful accomplice Charlot take a holiday in Cannes. Their plan is to rob the Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery shop on the seafront. Exhaustively, they watch and log the movements of the staff and the security routines. Disguised as a rich old man, Simon gets to know the manager by choosing items for an alleged sick sister. He also gets distracted by Françoise, the beautiful owner of the antiques shop next door. She is on her own and willing to enjoy dates.

On the night of the heist, Charlot manages to hide in the shop at closing time and at gunpoint gets the manager to fill an attaché case with all the jewels and cash. He then lets Simon in and heads off with the loot in a speedboat. As Simon ties and gags the manager, the place is surrounded by police because an alarm had been triggered. Françoise visits Simon in jail and promises she will wait for him.

After six years, as the police have not found Charlot or any of the loot, they think of a plan. They will get Simon released early and shadow him. He eludes his pursuers and finds Charlot, who gives him his share and drives him to the airport for a plane to Brazil. Waiting for his flight to be called, he rings Françoise. She tells him to come to her apartment immediately, which he does.

Cast

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Financing and production

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Much of the film was financed by advertising, particularly for Van Cleef & Arpels.

Awards

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  • Best actor at the San Remo Film Festival for Lino Ventura and Françoise Fabian
  • Prix Triomphe du Cinéma 1973

American remake

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The film was remade as Happy New Year (1987), directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Peter Falk, Charles Durning and Tom Courtenay.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "La bonne année". cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent (7 August 1987). "Film: 'Happy New Year'". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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