La Bonne année (The Happy New Year Caper) (1973)
-
20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
80% of users liked it
(268 ratings)
The ever-reliable Claude Lelouch serves up another romance-and-adventure combination plate with Happy New Year. Simon (Lino Ventura) is doing prison time, due to a jewel-theft caper. The police still have not recovered the loot, so Simon gets an early release so that they can track him to it. He is… More The ever-reliable Claude Lelouch serves up another romance-and-adventure combination plate with Happy New Year. Simon (Lino Ventura) is doing prison time, due to a jewel-theft caper. The police still have not recovered the loot, so Simon gets an early release so that they can track him to it. He is wise to their intentions, however, and loses his tail early on. Nonetheless, his search for his old partner Charlot (Charles Gerard) leads him to reminisce about the robbery itself, and the events that led up to it. With the encouragement of his partner in crime, who honorably gives him his share, he looks up his old flame (Françoise Fabian) even though he knows she is now seeing someone else. The story of their current love's rekindling coincides with a retelling of how they became lovers in the first place. Originally released in 1973 as La Bonne Année, Happy New Year was remade in America in 1987 with Peter Falk, Charles Durning and Wendy Hughes. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Lelouch
- Genres
- Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 13, 1973 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 12, 2003
Critic Reviews
-
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
More baloney from Claude Lelouch.
-
Vincent Canby, New York Times
It bubbles occasionally, but like low-calorie club soda.
-
, Time Out
Any exploration of such cynicism is largely dissipated by the surfeit of Gallic charm.
-
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An entertaining but vacuous effort from Claude Lelouch.
-
, Film4
He tried a harsher approach in this introspective comedy caper flick but, as the relationship between Ventura and Fabian proves, he could never resist the roses.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
Featured Audience Ratings
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Lino Ventura
as Simon
-
Francoise Fabian
as Françoise, Françoise
-
Charles Gérard
as Charlot
-
André Falcon
as Jeweler
-
Frederic de Pasquale
as Lover
-
Claude Mann
as Intellectual
- Gerard Sire
- Silvano Tranquilli
-
Bettina Rheims
as Salesgirl
- Mireille Mathieu
- Lilo
