The Wise Guys (1972)
- Original title
- Les smattes
- Directed by
- Jean-Claude Labrecque
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two friends in rural Quebec refuse to leave their village when the government orders it closed. They become fugitives and go on the run together.
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What happens
The Wise Guys (French: Les Smattes) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972. Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin (Donald Pilon) and Réjean Cardinal (Daniel Pilon), two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down. The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin, Louise Laparé, Marcel Martel and Pierre Dagenais. The film premiered in Quebec theatres on April 20, 1972. It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Golden Apples of the Sun (1973)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.