Directed by Roman Coppola (the son of Francis Ford Coppola) in his feature film debut, CQ follows Paul (Jeremy Davies), an aspiring American filmmaker living in Paris circa 1969 with his French girlfriend, Marlene (Élodie Boulez). When Paul's not in his flat making an angst-ridden home movie and treating Marlene with complete indifference, he's working as a editor on a sci-fi film helmed by the volatile Andrezej (Gérard Depardieu) and starring the beautiful Valentine (Angela Lindvall) as Dragonfly, a sexy secret agent. After a tense fight between Andrezej and the film's producer (Giancarlo Giannini), Paul is promoted to director, leaving him with an unfinished film and a growing infatuation with Valentine.
A tribute to late-1960s guilty pleasures such as BARBARELLA and DANGER: DIABOLIK, CQ even goes so far as to include John Phillip Law (who starred in both films) in a minor role. Coppola's film also places one foot in the film-about-film genre, with many references to French New Wave cinema that particularly pop up in Paul's autobiographical movie. With it's immaculate 1969 period design and eclectic supporting cast--including Jason Schwartzman, Dean Stockwell, and Billy Zane--CQ makes for a unique look at the strange world of making movies.
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Paul (Jeremy Davies) is an idealistic young American filmmaker working in Paris as an editor on Dragonfly, a floundering sci-fi B-movie starring gorgeous actress Valentine (Angela Lindvall) as a sexy double agent. His true passion, though, is his own work-in-progress — an earnest, idealistic cinema verite portrait of his daily life, recording thoughts and confessionals in the small apartment he shares with his flight attendant girlfriend, Marlene (Elodie Bouchez).
Eventually, when Dragonfly loses its director and its frantic producer is scrambling for a replacement, Paul unexpectedly gets the chance to direct the film himself. This proves to be difficult, however, when the line between his fantasy life and reality becomes blurred. As filming continues and Paul searches for the right ending to Dragonfly, he falls in love with Valentine and finds himself wondering what ending he’ll have for himself.
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Captivating and sexy, CQ takes you behind the scenes of a sci-fi thriller being filmed in 1969 Paris… but set in 'futuristic' 2001. Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), newcomer Angela Lindvall, Gerard Depardieu (Green Card) and Billy Zane (Titanic) shine in this "unpredictable, stylish and original" (Boxoffice) movie where past meets future, reality blurs with fantasy, and tight leather catsuits are the perfect accessory for a ray gun that can stop time!
Novice filmmaker Paul (Davies) has just been given the chance of a lifetime- to direct the super spy film Codename Dragonfly). But when he starts to believe that the stunningly beautiful "Dragonfly" character (Lindvall) is seducing him from within the film… Paul risks his new position- and his sanity- to join her in an adventure beyond even his imagination.
(7 votes)
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