Serpico is an American police film of Sidney Lumet left in 1973, according to the book éponyme of Peter Maas.

Synopsis

Serpico of Sydney Lumet is a police officer who obstinately refuses the corruption of his pars until those end up betraying it at the time of an operation of street where it comes very close to death. Funny and odd, Serpico is more at ease in the evenings connected of youth protestor of the 70 ' S than among the arrogant stupidity of his/her police colleagues. He gradually marries the vestimentary style of mobility hippie, convinced that the police force must resemble those which it supervises. Heading in its refusal to accept the bribes extorted from the dealers, Serpico is in goal with mistrust then with frank animosity of the cops of New York. The intransigence of the hero hoists it with the row of martyrdom -   some will not fail to see a christic figure in the face framed by long hair and eaten by the beard   - police force. The film is completed on the recognition of Serpico. Its integrity is recognized and greeted as well by the police force as by the media. One would be well ease to leave Serpico like paragon of justice and virtue, which ends up triumphing. But Lumet traces a prospect in which the figure of Don Quichotte appears in overprinting. The professor puts the question surreptitiously: the characteristic of Don Quichotte it is not to be ridiculous in its stubbornness to continue its crusade absurdity? The panorama “serpician” is recomposed then radically: the Juste becomes a man overheated by his ideals which denies reality and perseveres until the grotesque one in factitious causes. After very that is essential if the cops are made some tickets on the back of the shadies?

Comment

Interpretation remains open. Perhaps that the intact fascination exerted by Serpico lies in the achievement of the destiny of that which vis-a-vis the alternative of Descartes (it is necessary to change the world or to even change oneself) chooses confrontation with the world. The character of Serpico can at the same time be seen like a modern Don Quichotte, fighting for his ideas, against giants. But it also releases from this last a christic image, indeed Frank Serpico gradually will see its appearance changing film progressively, passing from an young man rather glabrous, with a hippy hairy and bearded.

Data sheet

• Realization: Sidney Lumet
• Year: 1973
• Producing: Martin Bregman, John Mr. Rothstein (producing associated) and Dino de Laurentiis (executive producer)
• a film Paramount Pictures, CIC Productions
• Lasted: 2:05
• Coming out date:
• : December 5th 1973, arisen the August 6th 2004
• France: May 22nd 1974

Distribution

• Al Pacino: Frank Serpico
• John Randolph: Sidney Green
• Jack Kehoe: Tom Keough
• Biff McGuire: inspector McClain
• Cornelia Sharpe: Leslie Lane
• Barbara Eda-Young: Laurie
• F. Murray Abraham: a colleague of Serpico (not credited) (fine of film)

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