Claude Sautet - Max Et Les Ferrailleurs (1971) Official

The film explores the "policeman’s paradox." Max is so obsessed with the law that he becomes a criminal mastermind to uphold it, blurring the line between the protector and the predator.

Michel Piccoli plays Max with a terrifying, wax-like stillness. He is a man who has replaced blood with procedure. His inability to respond to Lily’s genuine warmth provides the film's tragic core. 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. The film explores the "policeman’s paradox