Let the Corpses Tan

Let the Corpses Tan (French: Laissez bronzer les cadavres) is a 2017 Weird Western crime film directed and written by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. The film is based on the novel Laissez bronzer les cadavres by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jean-Pierre Bastid.[1][3] The film involves a gang of thieves who obtain 250 kg of stolen gold who arrive at the home of an artist who is caught in a love triangle. The scenario quickly escalates into a day long gun fight between police and robbers.

Let the Corpses Tan
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLaissez bronzer les cadavres
Directed byHélène Cattet
Bruno Forzani
Produced by
  • Eve Commenge
  • François Cognard[1]
Screenplay by
  • Hélène Cattet
  • Bruno Forzani
Based on
Laissez bronzer les cadavres
by
Starring
CinematographyManuel Dacosse
Edited byBernard Beets
Production
companies
  • Anonymes Films
  • Tobina Film
Release date
  • 4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) (Locarno Film Festival)
  • 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) (France)
  • 10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) (Belgium)
Running time
92 minutes[2]
Country
  • Belgium
  • France[2]
LanguageFrench

Let the Corpses Tan received eight nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Cattet and Forzani, winning three.[4]

Production

Let the Corpses Tan was predominantly shot in Corsica.[3]

Release

Let the Corpses Tan premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on 4 August 2017.[1][3]

The film received its North American Premiere at the Midnight Madness screening at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017.[2] It was released in France on 2017 October 18 and in Belgium on 10 January 2018 by Anonymes Films.[5]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76%, based on 71 reviews with an average rating of 6.57/10.[6] On Metacritic it has a score of 62% based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter referred to the film as "borderline incoherent" stating that after all the double and triple crosses in the film, it was nearly impossible to follow without knowledge of the source material.[3] Allan Hunter of Screen Daily shared similar ideas, opining that the film had "style to burn" and that it was a "a film of almost delirious excess" and that noted that if it mattered if the audience doesn't care for any of the characters, finding it a "intoxicating aspect of watching a team so in single-minded and in control of their filmmaking technique. After a while, though, it does start to ring hollow."[8]

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients Result
Magritte Awards[9] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Pierre Nisse Nominated
Best Cinematography Manuel Dacosse Won
Best Production Design Alina Santos Won
Best Costume Design Jackye Fauconnier Nominated
Best Sound Yves Bemelmans, Dan Bruylandt, Olivier Thys, Benoit Biral Won
Best Editing Bernard Beets Nominated
Locarno Festival Piazza Grande Award Nominated
Warsaw Film Festival Free Spirit Award Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Nominated

References
  1. "Laissez bronzer les cadavres". 71st Locarno Festival Program & Selections. Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Let the Corpses Tan". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. Young, Neil (5 August 2017). "'Let the Corpses Tan' ('Laissez bronzer les cadavres'): Film Review : Locarno 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. "Laissez bronzer les cadavres!" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres!) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Let the Corpses Tan". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. Hunter, Allan (4 August 2017). "'Let The Corpses Tan': Locarno Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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