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L' Avant dernier (1981)
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Summary: Luc Besson's first work as a director was this short film about one man's struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. He re-made the film a few years later as Le Dernier Combat. (imdb)
Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Short
Country: France
Directed By: Luc Besson
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na KGB
67
T6
na flowing
67
T5
na hellboy76
57
T3
Interesting visuals and a super 80's soundtrack make it worth watching for fans of Besson. Other than that its a nothing script with some overburdened guys half-heartedly poking each other.
na flund
94
T10
na Anomaly1
58
T3
Generally boring but very visually striking. The ending is good for a laugh at least.
na snallygaster
55
T5
Life in the post-apocalypse, as in the State of Nature, is nasty, brutish & short. The characters' costumes/armour are somewhat interesting (a sort of Mad Max / steampunk hybrid); the plot & action scenes not so much. Soundtrack is suitably passe. Worth a watch. Thanks to my grade-school French, I can report that the title means "the Second-Last", which is pertinent to the plot, I guess.
na edkrak
65
T6
na Hopscotch
60
T3
There's some cool stuff going on with the costumes, though their purpose eluded me, but other than that everything was merely competent. Most of the interest comes in the glimpses of potential one sees in Besson's then developing style. It's so sad that everyone has asthma in the future.
na yekpanjare
80
T9
na imdb
56
T3
na TheDenizen
55
T4
It's interesting to see the genesis of Besson's visual ideas, and a couple of the early shots are somewhat striking, but there's really not much to this post-apocalyptic short. It devolves into two guys fighting to the death among the blasted ruins of a human city, and Besson's knack for staging exciting action sequences obviously hadn't developed yet. Still worth 11 minutes of your time if you're a fan of the director.
Average Tier 5.18 from 11 Rankings rss