Les Seins de glace

Icy Breasts is not a bad mystery thriller, with its mysterious characters you can’t read, a suspenseful elevator scene, and a typically French frantic car chase on the winding roads around Nice, where the film takes place. And an unexpectedly poetic (and sad) ending. Delon plays an important role, but he’s not one of the main characters, who are played by Claude Brasseur and Mireille Darc. The poetics of old European crime films have their charm. (30.05.2011)

The most interesting acting performance in Icy Breasts is undoubtedly that of Claude Brasseur, who handles character acting better than Alain Delon. Mireille Darc as the mysterious woman delivers her standard and actually doesn't have to try too hard. Her appearance speaks for itself. The film is at its strongest when it still hasn't revealed where it's heading, while the screenwriting game didn't turn out as well as it could have. However, attentive viewers will soon gather enough clues about what is happening. Not to mention that Lautner's direction is not particularly impressive. Overall impression: 60%. I would say it's standard French genre filmmaking from the 70s. (06.12.2015)

To me, this was a pretty average French crime flick. I haven’t seen a ton of them, so it’s hard for me to judge it against others in the genre. Some scenes are super intense, while others feel oddly flat and a bit underwhelming. It’s a mix of moments that are gripping and others that are just mediocre. In the end, it’s a three-star film mostly because it managed to keep my interest throughout, which is saying something. (23.09.2010)