Tag: ourheroesdiedtonight

French masked wrestlers and film noir ... it's a crazy sounding combination but it landed David Perrault's debut feature Our Heroes Died Tonight (Nos Heros Sont Mort Ce Soir) a slot in Cannes and with the French release approaching the...

Back in 1960's France, masked wrestling was not a kitsch, novelty sport with a cult following -- it was serious business. According to the accepted narrative, it was not only a spectacle of brutality, but a powerful assertion of good...