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Director: | Chabrol, Claude, Berléand, François, Bruel, Patrick, Canto, Marilyne, Huppert, Isabelle, Renucci, Robin |
Studio: | Alicéléo |
Writer: | Claude Chabrol, Odile Barski |
Rating: | 6.4 (1,847 votes) |
Date Added: | 2012-06-05 |
ASIN: | 741952310198 |
Awards: | 1 nomination |
Genre: | French films |
IMDb: | 0463486 |
Duration: | 1:50:00 |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.85 : 1 |
Sound: | Dolby |
Languages: | French |
Subtitles: | English |
LAC code: | 300006845 |
DVD or VHS: | DVD |
Original: | original |
Chabrol, Claude, Berléand, François, Bruel, Patrick, Canto, Marilyne, Huppert, Isabelle, Renucci, Robin | ... | (Director) |
Claude Chabrol, Odile Barski | ... | (Writer) |
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Isabelle Huppert | ... | Jeanne Charmant-Killman | François Berléand | ... | Michel Humeau | Patrick Bruel | ... | Jacques Sibaud | Marilyne Canto | ... | Erika | Robin Renucci | ... | Philippe Charmant-Killman | Thomas Chabrol | ... | Félix | Jean-François Balmer | ... | Boldi | Pierre Vernier | ... | Président Martino | Jacques Boudet | ... | Descarts | Philippe Duclos | ... | Jean-Baptiste Holéo | Roger Dumas | ... | René Lange | John Arnold | ... | Homme jaguar #1 | Jean-Christophe Bouvet | ... | Me Parlebas | Jacques Bouanich | ... | Le gardien de la prison | Benoît Charpentier | ... | Journaliste économique |
Comments: DFR 188
Summary: The latest thriller from French New Wave veteran Claude Chabrol opens with a tongue-in-cheek claim that it does not depict real events, even though it’s timely and provocative account of corporate and political corruption was inspired by a real-life scandal involving a French oil giant and several top-level politicians. The stunning and accomplished Isabelle Huppert (I Heart Huckabees) stars as Jeanne, a tenacious magistrate known as "the piranha" of the judiciary system, who puts her personal life on the back burner to pursue white-collar criminals with their private hands in public pockets. After gaining fame for locking up an embezzling CEO, Jeanne pushes the limits of her intoxicating power further than ever and winds up isolated in a dangerous game of threats and intimidation."The strongest film in years from this great French director [Chabrol]… features a sensational performance by Isabelle Huppert" – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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