Das As der Asse
Regie:
Gérard OuryKamera:
Xaver SchwarzenbergerMusik:
Vladimir CosmaBesetzung:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Rachid Ferrache, Frank Hoffmann, Günter Meisner, Benno Sterzenbach, Marc Lamole, Jean-Roger Milo (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Der ehemalige Kampfflieger Jo Cavalier ist Trainer der französischen Boxmannschaft bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 in Berlin. Cavalier trägt mit Stolz den Spitznamen "As der Asse". In Berlin trifft er seinen Ex-Gegner Gunther von Beckmann wieder. Längst schon entstand aus heftigen Luft- und Faustkämpfen eine herzliche Freundschaft. Da begegnet Jo Cavalier einem zehnjährigen jüdischen Jungen, dessen Familie spurlos verschwunden ist. Die beiden Asse riskieren ihr Leben, um sich für die Verfolgten einzusetzen. (Verleiher-Text)
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It is brimming with proper funny ideas and gags, but I couldn't get rid of the impression that if it was taken seriously (and the premise is there), I would have had more fun in the end.
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The film is naturally built on the charisma of Jean-Paul Belmondo, so audiences will enjoy plenty of his typical gestures and boastful reactions. In addition, the story is set in the interwar period of Nazi Germany and falls into the comedy genre, which is not very typical. There have been plenty of war comedies made in France, but this film is unique in its classification. The environment of a totalitarian regime, which wants to present itself in the best light to the world during the Olympic Games, is combined with the escape of a Jewish family from the Reich. Belmondo, a French trainer and friend of a high-ranking German officer from their time as rivals in the sky during World War I, is a more than worthy opponent to the German armed machinery. What works is the main storyline, but in my opinion, Oury's film fails in the effectiveness of the individual jokes, which simply seem either worn-out or unfinished to me. On the other hand, few films dare to portray Hitler as a comical character who engages in a car chase with the protagonist. Overall impression: 60%.
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