They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.I live upstairs.No, no, no, not there.One flight up.Voila.Jerry who lives on the Left Bank, appears lighthearted and optimistic.He is happy to be living and working in an efficiently-organized but cramped apartment two flights above a cafe in a Montmartre garret." He then made his unofficial intentions clearer, implying that the individuals in the drug cartel who were responsible must be killed: "These drug cartels presenta clear and present dangerto the national security of the United States.[Note: This film was competing with the recent memory of the irreverent and whimsicalButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)that had completely modernized the legendary American western, with humorous dialogue, a pop soundtrack, and slapstick." However, Prewitt insists that he hasn""t been boxing for over a year, because of a tragic accident - he blinded an opponent while sparring in the ring.Whether Lee Harvey Oswald was inspired by the film is open to question.Since then, the fictional film has attracted a cultish following for its tense, intriguing, relevant, and sophisticated story-line and symbolism (superbly filmed with innovative cinematography by Lionel Lindon).