Duck Soup - J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics) USA 'A Prophet' Director: Jacques Audiard

'A Prophet' Director: Jacques Audiard (2009) French w/ English subtitles

Jason Robards and Charles Bronson

Gerard Depardieu stars in this spectacular adaptation of the classic play

Dennis Hopper

A down on his luck writer (William Holden) gets mixed up in a dangerous relationship with a faded star (Gloria Swanson) who is consumed by demented ambition for a triumphant return

Duck Soup - J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics) USA 'A Prophet' Director: Jacques Audiard'Duck Soup' by J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics paperback) The esteemed critic's analysis of the anarchic political satire takes in the historical context in which it was produced, examines its initial box office failure and subsequent cult status.