Review of The Driver (1978) by Christophe C — 19 Sep 2012

Hallucinant de dÃ (C)couvrir Ã quel point Winding Refn s'est inspirÃ (C), ou plutÃ´t Ã calquÃ (C) son DRIVE, sur ce film... A voir ne serait-ce que pour faire la comparaison!

This review of The Driver (1978) was written by Christophe C on 19 Sep 2012.

The Driver has generally received positive reviews.

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