The movie begins with a night sequence on a waterfront and its photography could have been John Alton's (with less talent of course, John Alton was unbeatable). The next sequence is with a fat man eating like a pig (Roger Saget, brilliant), a stupid pinup cooking his meals. Then, Eddie arrives in an exotic place, finding an old friend with black curly hair and moustache who looks like Peter Lorre's double in Secret Agent (by sir Hitchcock), with again less talent because plaid by Jean Carmet (quite fatty at that time). There is also another character looking like Mr Moto by Peter Lorre, we musn't forget John Berry directed him in Casbah. There are a lot other references to film noir, I won' tell no more.
It's so sad John Berry hasn't directed more American films noirs (because he was blacklisted). Ca va Barder is his first french film and it is a comic action movie with sometimes pure nostalgia to film noir in the punchiest sequences with dark photography.
So sad Eddie hasn't ever played in a pure film noir, Ca Va Barder being one of its closest approach to the genre (with Lucky Jo).
It's so sad John Berry hasn't directed more American films noirs (because he was blacklisted). Ca va Barder is his first french film and it is a comic action movie with sometimes pure nostalgia to film noir in the punchiest sequences with dark photography.
So sad Eddie hasn't ever played in a pure film noir, Ca Va Barder being one of its closest approach to the genre (with Lucky Jo).