2009’s Top 10 Repeat Offenders in Jacques Audiard and Niels Arestrup

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#1. A PROPHET

If Tahar Rahim’s star shined so bright, it may have been from him playing opposite of French actor Niels Arestrup. Arestrup plays an aged, savant of the prison system – a seedy character not unlike the one he portrayed in Jacques Audiard’s film De battre mon coeur s’est arrêté. Love the menacing prowess, raw energy, the fluctuations in mood and the snap moment scary surges of aggression that fill the frame – something to look forward to early next year.

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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