Killing Time (French: Poussière d'ange, lit. 'Angel dust') is a 1987 thriller drama film co-written and directed by Édouard Niermans. It was screened at the 44th Venice International Film Festival.
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Cast
Bernard Giraudeau as Simon Blount
Fanny Bastien as Violetta
Fanny Cottençon as Martine
Jean-Pierre Sentier as Landry
Michel Aumont as Florimont
Gérard Blain as Broz
Luc Lavandier as Gabriel Spielmacher
Release
The film was screened at the 44th Venice International Film Festival, in the Venice International Film Critics' Week sidebar. It was also screened at the 1987 Mostra de València, in which it won the Golden Palm, and at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival.
Reception
A contemporary Variety review described the film as 'another Gallic film noir, yet a stylish cut or two above the rest, and confirmation of the talent of director Edouard Niermans', 'shot through with bristling cinematic energy and vivid a performances by Bernard Giraudeau and Fanny Bastien'. Canadian film critic Linda Soucy described the film as 'a poetic and dreamlike work'.