Subway (DVD)

Subway revolves around the characters of Helena, the beautiful young wife of a wealthy businessman and Fred a stranger she invites to a party her husband is throwing. Fred obviously knows who she is howvever, as he proceeds to steal incriminating documents from her husband's safe, with the aim of blackmailing the couple. What follows is the story of Fred's escape into the Paris metro system, Helena's growing obsession and eventual love for him and ...
...thriller Diva. Above all Subway goes about telling a story through incredible visuals and cinematography. The car chase filmed as if you were in the driving seat drags you into the film at the very beginning. The scenes in the metro offer contrasts with the dark, hell like conditions of the unfortunates of society who live in the tunnels,the bright harsh fluorescent lights of the stations where the two worlds of above and below collide and the tranquil ...

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...important as the plots. Subway in many ways was where it all started for Besson and for this new look cinema… THE STORY Fred is a thief but not of the grubby variety, he is a modern 1980's version of the gentleman thief, an expert safe blower who cares as much about his look and style as to what he’s stealing. After stealing some documents from a shady businessman with mob connections he hides out in the Paris Metro system. There he finds a secret ...
...Besson Subway was the first big break in Christopher Lambert sometimes faltering career. From the very first few scenes where we see him sporting a platinum blonde pseudo punk spiky haircut and tuxedo speeding through the streets of Paris in his Peugeot 205 GTI (another iconic symbol of the affluent 80’s) we know that this is going to be an odd performance, the sort of quirky role that he has become famous for. The story is of course preposterous ...

Mauri 27.07.2000 (05.11.2003) · Read full review
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