Les traducteurs (2019)
64KLes traducteurs: Directed by Régis Roinsard. With Lambert Wilson, Olga Kurylenko, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sidse Babett Knudsen. Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker. When the first ten pages of the top-secret manuscript appear online, the dream job becomes a nightmare.
“A wealthy book publisher locks 9 translators in a bunker to work on the last opus of the series that made his fortune, written by a secretive author that almost no one has seen. As the first pages get leaked to the public, the blackmailer and the publisher engage in a battle of wits where the publisher resorts to harsher and more cruel measures.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was intrigued by the premise of this whodunnit, but afraid it would fail to entertain. Fortunately, the movie knows when to break its own rules to breathe and explore new directions.nThe movie starts slow but after about 15 minutes picks up pace and never drops it. The plot has a bagful of twists to entertain you, then as soon as you think itu0026#39;s done thereu0026#39;s one more, and one more, then some more for good measure. All in only 1h45min of runtime that will never let you get bored. If every twist is simple and credible enough, the overall plot strains credulity, but no more than a typical movie of the genre.nApart from Lambert Wilson, the actors lack a little in charisma, but thereu0026#39;s a refreshing simplicity to their roles and dialogues that makes them likeable.nWhere the movie is weak in my opinion is how it tries to link various plot elements to the sotry told by the book, which could have worked but feels artificial because the book doesnu0026#39;t have a separate existence. The whole u0026#39;translatingu0026#39; twist was a little underused, except in a dazzling scene where unfortunately it ends up making little difference.nI watched the movie twice back to back and enjoyed it both times. A solid 8/10.”
