| 词条 | The Axe (film) |
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| name = The Axe (Le couperet) | image = Corte-poster01.jpg | caption = Original French poster | writer = Jean-Claude Grumberg Costa-Gavras | based on = {{based on |The Ax|Donald E. Westlake}} | starring = José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet | director = Costa-Gavras | producer = Michèle Ray-Gavras | cinematography = Patrick Blossier | studio = K.G. Productions | distributor = Mars Distribution {{small|(France)}} | released = {{film date|df=y|2005|03|02|France|2005|03|09|Belgium|2005|10|28|Spain}} | runtime = 122 min | country = France Belgium Spain | language = French | budget = $5.4 million[1] | gross = $4.9 million[1] }} The Axe (US title: The Ax) ({{lang-fr|Le couperet}}) is a French-Belgian-Spanish film from 2005 by Greek-French director Costa-Gavras, starring José Garcia, Karin Viard and Olivier Gourmet. The film is an adaptation of the 1997 novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, and follows the attempts by a laid-off employee to get back on his feet. He eventually becomes so desperate that he is prepared to kill his job competitors. SynopsisThe 39-year-old chemist Bruno Davert has been working for a Belgian paper mill for 15 years, improving products and saving money for the shareholders. One day, the company announces that it is forced to "downsize", so 600 staff are laid off and many of their jobs are instead outsourced to a company in Romania. The result is a 16% increase in dividends to the company shareholders. Bruno was one of the 600 laid off, and two years later he has still not been able to find another job, in spite of numerous job applications. He has lost his self-esteem and his family has been forced to give up many of its accepted comforts, such as cable TV and the internet, although his wife has taken two part-time jobs in order to keep them afloat. Bruno concludes that there is too much competition in his sector for the few jobs available, so in desperation he decides to literally eliminate his competitors, by killing those more qualified than him. Main cast
Critical receptionThe movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of 5 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.2/10.[2] References1. ^1 JP's Box-Office: Le couperet - (French only) Re-linked 2014-09-23 2. ^http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/couperet/?search=Le%20Couperet External links
13 : 2005 films|2000s drama films|2000s thriller films|French drama films|French thriller films|French satirical films|French films|Belgian films|Films directed by Costa Gavras|French black comedy films|Termination of employment in popular culture|Films based on American novels|Films based on works by Donald E. Westlake |
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