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''Mesrine'' is a 2008 French {{biopic}}/crime thriller film [[MovieMultipack diptych]] directed by Jean-François Richet. Its [[TwoActStructure two parts]] are titled ''L'instinct de Mort'' (''Killer Instinct'') and ''L'Ennemi public numéro 1'' (''Public enemy Number 1''). Both films were released one month apart.

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''Mesrine'' is a 2008 French {{biopic}}/crime thriller film [[MovieMultipack diptych]] directed by Jean-François Richet. Its [[TwoActStructure two parts]] are titled ''L'instinct de Mort'' (''Killer Instinct'') and ''L'Ennemi public numéro 1'' (''Public enemy Enemy Number 1''). Both films were released one month apart.
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It chronicles the life of French criminal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mesrine Jacques Mesrine]] (played by Creator/VincentCassel), from his days as a crime syndicate underling to the robberies, kidnappings and murders he committed, which made national headlines in TheSeventies.

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It chronicles the life of French criminal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mesrine Jacques Mesrine]] (played by Creator/VincentCassel), from his days as a crime syndicate underling to the robberies, kidnappings and murders he committed, which made national headlines in TheSeventies.The70s.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Yes, Mesrine ''did'' wait for the police barging in his apartment, calmly [[AGlassOfChianti drinking champagne]] and [[OneLastSmoke smoking a cigar]].
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''Mesrine'' is a 2008 French {{biopic}}/crime film [[MovieMultipack diptych]] directed by Jean-François Richet. Its [[TwoActStructure two parts]] are titled ''L'instinct de Mort'' (''Killer Instinct'') and ''L'Ennemi public numéro 1'' (''Public enemy Number 1''). Both films were released one month apart.

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''Mesrine'' is a 2008 French {{biopic}}/crime thriller film [[MovieMultipack diptych]] directed by Jean-François Richet. Its [[TwoActStructure two parts]] are titled ''L'instinct de Mort'' (''Killer Instinct'') and ''L'Ennemi public numéro 1'' (''Public enemy Number 1''). Both films were released one month apart.
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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Everyone pronounces Mesrine's name "Mess-reen", and Mesrine himself has to correct them, saying the "s" is silent, and that you pronounce it "May-reen". This is a very common fallacy in RealLife, with the media, songs and documentaries constantly pronouncing the "s".


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* PronouncingMyNameForYou: Everyone pronounces Mesrine's name "Mess-reen", and Mesrine himself has to correct them, saying the "s" is silent, and that you pronounce it "May-reen".
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* AssholeVictim: When Mesrine tortures Jacques Tillier, you are not supposed to feel too sorry for him after he talks positively about Maurice Papon (a former [[LesCollaborateurs Vichy collaborationist]] who would have a much publicized trial in the late 1990s), although this has not much basis on what Tillier actually expressed.

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* AssholeVictim: When Mesrine tortures Jacques Tillier, you are not supposed to feel too sorry for him after he talks positively about Maurice Papon (a former [[LesCollaborateurs Vichy collaborationist]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII who would have a much publicized trial in the late 1990s), although this has not much basis on what Tillier actually expressed.
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* CrucifiedHeroShot: He is not actually crucified, but posters of the second movie showed a dead Mesrine, with his beard, slightly long hair, bowing his head and dribbling in blood, which made him look eerily like a crucified UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} (also considering that the films were made a mere 3-4 years after ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''). While he was an infamous criminal, his controversial killing by the police made him a martyr of some sort for many.

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* CrucifiedHeroShot: He is not actually crucified, crucified (and certainly not a hero), but posters of the second movie showed a dead Mesrine, with his beard, slightly long hair, bowing his head and dribbling in blood, which made him look eerily like a crucified UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} (also considering that the films were made a mere 3-4 years after ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''). While he was an infamous criminal, his controversial killing by the police made him a martyr of some sort for many.

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* TheSixties: ''L'instinct de Mort'' takes place mostly in this decade.
* TheSeventies: ''L'Ennemi public numéro 1'' takes place in this decade, ending with Mesrine's death in November 1979.



* HowWeGotHere: The movie begins with Mesrine's infamous ambush by the police, just as he is about to be shot.

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* HowWeGotHere: The movie begins with Mesrine's infamous ambush by the police, police at the Porte de Clignancourt in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, just as he is about to be shot.

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