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A wealthy plantation owner is captivated by a mysterious woman with a shady past.A wealthy plantation owner is captivated by a mysterious woman with a shady past.A wealthy plantation owner is captivated by a mysterious woman with a shady past.
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- TriviaQuite uniquely, director François Truffaut chose to shoot the film almost completely in chronological order. The reasoning for this was that he found the relationship between the two main characters so important, he wanted it to develop in a natural way. Truffaut actually spent the nights re-writing the scenes he would film the next day, to follow the dynamics between the leading couple.
- GoofsWhen the disc Marion has recorded is run over in the street and shattered, she kneels to retrieve the pieces; at first her right knee is uppermost, but then suddenly her left knee is higher, as she stands.
- Quotes
Louis Mahé: - You are beautiful. When I look at you, it hurts.
Julie Roussel: - Really? Yesterday you said it was a joy.
Louis Mahé: - It is a joy and yet it hurts.
- Alternate versionsSPOILERS: In some versions of this film, the image of the comic strip in the newspaper that makes Belmondo's character realize his wife has been poisoning him has been removed. The probable reason is that the whole idea is a bit naive and absurd, although without this image it is impossible to explain how the man finds out that he has been poisoned. (As the comic strip in question involves Disney-related art of Snow White being offered the poisoned apple by the Witch, the removal of the cartoon in some versions is more likely due to issues involving Disney's copyright.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Butchery & Ballyhoo (2016)
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criminally underrated gem
This is one of the best films I've seen in the last years.Belmonndo and Deneuve shine in their respective roles, he as a naive plantation owner and she as an enigmatic trickster.Words won't do this masterpiece justice,suffice it to say that this is a movie that explores the darker side of love and the pain,humiliation and capacity for self-delusion that go with it, although it's dressed as a film noir. Forget that feeble remake with Jolie and Banderas, see the genuine artticle instead and treat yourselves to some moments of great cinematic beauty.
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- anemoni
- Dec 5, 2001
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,725
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,206
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $33,725
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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