Melody for a Hustler

Melody for a Hustler

104 mins | Oct. 14, 1998

French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.

Melody for a Hustler

104 mins | Oct. 14, 1998

Melody for a Hustler
French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.
Producers
Original title Cantique de la racaille
Directors Vincent Ravalec
Writers Vincent Ravalec

Cast

Yvan Attal

as Gaston

Virginie Lanoué

as Marie-Pierre

Yann Collette

as Gilles

Samy Naceri

as Joël

Marc Lavoine

as Bruno

Claire Nebout

as Patricia

Jean-Louis Richard

as Alexandre

Brigitte Sy

as Véronique

Denis Lavant

as L'auto-stoppeur

Marilyne Canto

as Marianne

Antoine Chappey

as Jean-Claude

Dominique Marcas

as La vieille de l'immeuble

Olivier Gourmet

as Le dépanneur

Mick Gondouin

as Franck

Jo Prestia

as Le petit

Malek Kateb

as Moussa

Philippe Nahon

as L'inspecteur du Havre

Patrick Massieu

as Un gendarme

Hocine Choutri

as Moktar

Christine Fersen

as La 'sorcière'

Bernard Nissile

as Le jeune entrepreneur

Philippe du Janerand

as Inspecteur

Roger Knobelspiess

as Un flic

Francis Renaud

as Un flic

Marc Rioufol

as Un flic

Dominique Hulin

as Le géant