Claude Sautet - Max Et Les Ferrailleurs (1971) [PRO – 2025]

Unlike the gritty, handheld look of many 70s crime films, Sautet uses precise, elegant framing. The contrast between Max’s sterile, high-society world and the muddy, chaotic scrapyards of the thieves highlights the class divide and Max's voyeuristic intrusion into their lives. Why It Matters

The film follows Max (Michel Piccoli), a wealthy, detached detective born into a family of judges. Frustrated by criminals who escape justice through technicalities, he decides to "create" a crime he can actually punish. Claude Sautet - Max et les ferrailleurs (1971)

The chemistry between —Sautet’s frequent collaborators—is at its most strained and fascinating here, making the film's shocking, nihilistic ending one of the most memorable in French cinema. Unlike the gritty, handheld look of many 70s