The French once again with a love story between two men: Jean-Paul Belmondo is a recently retired boxer who is hired by dodgy businessman Charles Vanet (presumably Jean Gabin turned it down) to drive him across America. There's a bag of cash in the back of the car which makes you think it's going to be a straight up thriller but it turns into more of a character piece, with the men trying to size each other up - I was reminded at times of pieces like The Servant.
It never really feels like they're in America - I think most of it was shot in France. There's some lovely photography, Belmondo is great and I liked Vanet, who I wasn't super familiar with.
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