Review of The American Friend (1977) by Jluis_001 — 11 Jul 2021
Although at first it hardly seems to be the thriller and drama it ends up becoming. The American Friend was a total revelation, and above all, an excellent film.
If you tell someone about the plot you might confuse them, in fact, even though I'd heard about the film for being one of the legendary Wim Wenders, it also intrigued me quite a bit.
This is the story of a criminal and personal triangle involving an American who's involved in an artwork forgery scheme, who becomes an intermediary between a French gangster a German picture framer -who's dying of leukemia- to commit assassinations.
That sounded pretty complicated, but that's the beauty of it, because it's also really good.
Even though Wenders is not a direct narrator, the story does not let you escape, and that personally for me is very important.
Because even when The American Friend never stops being a thriller, the title itself reveals to you what's the most important plot element that ends up deepening, and that's the friendship relationship that the American character (Dennis Hopper) and the German character (Bruno Ganz) end up forging.
This review of The American Friend (1977) was written by Jluis_001 on 11 Jul 2021.
The American Friend has generally received positive reviews.
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