Let the Corpses Tan (2017) poster
2017 · thriller · crime

Let the Corpses Tan

Directed by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani1h 32m2017
ElsewhereIMDb6.24kRT74%Metacritic62TMDB6.2150
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, extreme thriller / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

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With a heavy haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion, the grizzled criminal mastermind, Rhino, and his ruthless gang of cutthroats, head to a ramshackle retreat somewhere in the Mediterranean to lay low on a scorching day of July. However, the unexpected and rather unwelcome arrival of the bohemian writer, Bernier, his muse, Luce, along with a pair of no-joke gendarmes further complicates things, as the frail allegiances will soon be put to the test.

Our read · Let the Corpses Tan (2017) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive thriller · crime entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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You want hyper-stylized French crime fever dream with gold heist and sun-drenched gunplay.

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Skip it tonightSkip if surreal violent arthouse or fetishized death imagery turns you off.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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