Max and the Junkmen (1971)

This film is only showing at our sister cinema, Ritz Cinemas

Australian theatrical premiere

Introduced by Janice Tong

Sautet’s elegant and sophisticated crime drama stars the great Michel Piccoli as Max, a Paris detective hellbent on justice at any cost after watching one too many wily criminals slip through his fingers. Max decides to lure a gang into committing a bank robbery ... so that he can then catch them red-handed. So Max poses as a wealthy banker and begins a series of illicit rendezvous with the high-class prostitute Lily (Romy Schneider). But there’s one thing the cold-hearted Max doesn’t factor into his diabolical scheme: the possibility of falling in love. A taut thriller with the heart of a great melodrama.

Rating

PG

Cast

Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, François Périer, Georges Wilson

Director

Claude Sautet