1985 · drama · crime · thriller
Subway (1985)
Directed by Luc Besson1h 44m1985
Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.
Our read: Subway (1985) (1985) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive drama · crime · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, kinetic, measured drama / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- brisk
- intense
- inventive
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