La French - Connection

Gene Hackman’s performance in the 1971 Oscar winner film French Connection brought lots of attention to Marseille and shaped the city’s lingering unsavoury image – that is until you visit Marseille. 

A recent film starring another Oscar winner, La French, is based on real events as a local magistrate  played by Jean Dujardin, attempts to break up a heroin mob king in the 70’s.  Helen Van Kruyssen, wrote this review: http://52frenchfilms.org