Monsieur Hire

Monsieur Hire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatrice Leconte
Screenplay byPatrice Leconte
Based onthe novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire
by Georges Simenon
Produced byPhilippe Carcassonne
René Cleitman
StarringMichel Blanc
Sandrine Bonnaire
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
Edited byJoëlle Hache
Release date
  • 24 May 1989 (1989-05-24)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Monsieur Hire (French pronunciation: [məsjø iʁ]) is a 1989 French crime drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Michel Blanc in the title role and Sandrine Bonnaire as the object of Hire's affection. The film received numerous accolades as well as a glowing review from the American film critic Roger Ebert,[1] who later added the film to his list of "Great Movies."[2] The screenplay of the film is based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon and has original music by Michael Nyman. Simenon's novel was previously filmed in 1947 by Julien Duvivier as Panic (Panique) starring Michel Simon.

The film was entered in the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It won the Prix Méliès from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics and the award for Best Foreign Film at the 27th Guldbagge Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Monsieur Hire". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Monsieur Hire (Great Movie)". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Monsieur Hire". Festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  4. ^ "Monsieur Hire (1989)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 18 March 2014.