Fred has various friends all living in this sureal setting. Subway 1985 jeanhugues anglade in subway 1985 alanis morissette. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Today, it is difficult in the extreme to determine exactly what they saw. Perhaps this was done on purpose, to avoid tying down the identities of those who were involved. The williamsburg bridge is a suspension bridge in new york city across the east river connecting the lower east side of manhattan at delancey street with the williamsburg neighborhood of brooklyn at broadway near the brooklynqueens expressway interstate 278. Instead of 1984 lets look at 1985, the year of subway, lamberts. The film was released on dvd in the united states in november 2001. Subway is a 1985 french thriller film directed by luc besson and starring isabelle adjani and christopher lambert. Coming in on the heels of his internationally acclaimed first film, le dernier combat, 26yearold director luc besson created this tongueincheek look at filmmaking and at the denizens in the. Gallery of 21 movie poster and cover images for subway 1985. The new york city subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of new york city, new york. Nov 25, 2017 fred is living in the paris metro system.
Subway ost soundtrack to the luc besson film, 1985. This crazy combination of dark comedy, thriller and fantasy follows a safecracker who is hiding out in the tunnels of the paris metro system after robbing a businessman and also falling in love with his wife. Coming in on the heels of his internationally acclaimed first film, le dernier combat, 26yearold director luc besson created this tongueincheek look at. Luc bessons feature film debut was the dialoguefree, postapocalyptic art film le dernier combat the last battle 1983, but his second film, subway, pushed besson to the forefront of frances new wave directors whose works emphasized style over a coherent plot or heavy dramatic substance. Sometimes one image is all it takes to spark ones interest in a film. Worst of all, the film is dubbed into english, which, due to the substandard sound, doesnt render the dialogue any more comprehensible. I want to dress like every character in subway 1985, dir. A tuxedoed thief christopher lambert and a chic married woman isabelle adjani join the paris subway fringe.
Starring isabelle adjani as helena and christopher lambert as fred. Dvd release from united american video of subway has ghastly picture and sound quality. The film was nominated for cesar awards in 1986, winning 3. Since then he has enjoyed a successful 25 year career as actor, producer and occasional thunder god. Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the paris metro after being chased by. Shop subway ost soundtrack to the luc besson film, 1985. On improvising a burglary at a shady tycoons home, fred takes refuge in the hip and surreal universe of the paris metro and encounters its assorted denizens, the tycoons henchmen and his disenchanted young wife.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Ever imagined what goes on in the underground after dark. Subway returned over 22 million dollars at the box office on an investment budget of 2. The 16 became the ll in 1967, which in turn became the l in 1985. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs.
Subway was nominated for the foreign language film award at the 40th british academy film awards. Subway soundtrack from 1985, composed by eric serra. The first rides under downtown started july 8, 1985. Best actor christopher lambert, best production design alexander trauner and best sound. Coming in on the heels of his internationally acclaimed first film, le dernier combat, 26yearold director luc besson created this tongueincheek look at filmmaking and at the denizens in the tunnels of the paris metro a new kind of underground movie. Having stolen some compromising documents from a powerful and successful entrepreneurgangster at a. Subway 1985 11061985 us action, thriller 1h 44m user score. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the metro, fred encounters a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
It was the 3rd most popular film in france in 1985. Subway is a 1985 french thriller film directed by luc besson and starring isabelle adjani and. As motivation, ef english live have compiled a list of the top 15 unfinished projects from across the world throughout history that would have been all the more magnificent had they been completed. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Starring isabelle adjani, christopher lambert, richard bohringer, michel galabru. In the 1991 film new jack city, nino brown and the duh duh man hang a man over the side of the bridge because of a drug debt he owes. Its operator is the new york city transit authority nycta, which is controlled by the metropolitan transportation authority mta of new york. Subway 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tom ford took to the new york subway for his latest show.
Subway appears to have been a good deal more exciting to film than it is to see. Subway 1985 directed by luc besson genres thriller. The film chronicles the climax of an agesold battle among immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and presentday storylines. Crews made its concrete base 3 feet thick, the roof 2 feet thick and the sides 1 12 feet thick. He is blackmailing helena, whose safe he has robbed. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. Feb 23, 2010 directed by luc besson, music by eric serra. Isabelle adjani absolutely demolishes, as does jean reno as a man who has like two lines but does a lot of cool drumming with a mediocre hard rock band in subway dance clubs. Sep 10, 2019 alongside, he noted the influence of luc bessons 1985 film subway, a crimedrama set on the paris metro, and its stars christopher lambert and isabelle adjani the latters spiked mohawk made for this seasons hair look. It would be the film that finally introduced director luc besson to a wider commercial audience outside of the confines of the french arthouse, and really when. Otherwise, subway is a relic of the 80s best forgotten.
The subway tunnel was dug 35 feet wide and 22 feet high, with its ceiling 10 feet below street level. The film is classified as part of the cinema du look movement. Subway 1985 luc besson, christopher lambert, isabelle. 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.
Subway 1985 luc besson, christopher lambert, isabelle adjani, richard bohringer, comedy, drama, thriller july 3, 2016 helena, the beautiful young wife of a wealthy businessman, invites a stranger fred to her party. The screenplay by djordje milicevic, paul zindel and edward bunker was based on an original screenplay by akira kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent kurosawa collaborators hideo oguni and ryuzo kikushima. It stars christopher lambert, sean connery, clancy brown, and roxanne hart. Jun 27, 2010 this feature is not available right now. With christopher lambert, isabelle adjani, richard bohringer, michel galabru. Adjani, who performed her most notorious film scene in a subway, begins to feel the same. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the metro, fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals. Christopher lambert first appeared on the big screen in a loin cloth, swinging into audiences hearts as tarzan, lord of the apes. Highlander is a 1986 fantasy actionadventure film directed by russell mulcahy and based on a story by gregory widen.
A short history of french cinema film the guardian. At the time, a huge boxoffice hit in its native france and as a result of the rising popularity of lead actors christopher lambert and isabelle adjani, something of a cult film in the uk subway 1985 was seen as a companion piece to jean jacques beineixs earlier arthouse classic, diva 1981. If youve made learning english one of yours then dont give up on it. Released by rca in 1985 gmd 9702 containing music from subway 1985. It is the first new york city subway service to be automated using communicationsbased train control. A new year brings with it a new set of resolutions. Cast in credits order verified as complete isabelle adjani. Jun 24, 2010 a fanmade music video for luc bessons subway. Subway 1985 luc besson synopsis, characteristics, moods.
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