Tricheurs

Tricheurs (English: Cheaters) is a 1984 crime drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder.

Tricheurs
Film poster
Directed byBarbet Schroeder
Produced byMargaret Ménégoz
Written byBarbet Schroeder
Pascal Bonitzer
Steve Baes
StarringJacques Dutronc
Bulle Ogier
Music byPeer Raben
CinematographyRobby Müller
Edited byDenise de Casabianca
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release date
  • 8 February 1984 (1984-02-08)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
Portugal
Germany
LanguageFrench

Plot

Tricheurs, meaning "Cheaters", is the story of a gambling addict. Elric was raised in a household of servants to the family in the castle on the hill. He sets his sights on buying it, as he imagines this will make him happy. Although he gets attention and gifts from the casino when he wins, he hardly seems to enjoy his winnings. And even feels unsettled if the casino doesn't take his occasional winnings. He and his gambling partner Suzie walk on the razor's edge of helping and hurting each other before Elric falls in with the cheater Jorg. This creates a new situation of traveling the world and cheating their way into wealth; but Elric always gambles it away. His obsession with winning has led to him becoming a cheater, but he discovers winning is not as satisfying as he imagined; as he only feels alive when he loses. The question becomes, whether Suzie can lead him out of this purgatory or not.

Cast

Reception

In The New York Times Vincent Canby called it "a long overdue treat", "another entertaining, weirdly elegant tale about people moving too fast, living too intensely, along the thin line that separates elation from despair." [1] The Los Angeles Times said it is "an existential love story that also laments the loss of honor and meaning in contemporary life."[2]

References
  1. Canby, Vincent (1986-11-14). "Screen: 'Tricheurs,' from Barbet Schroeder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. Thomas, Kevin (1987-05-04). "Schroeder's 'Tricheurs' at Nuart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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