Fresh Bait (1995) L'appât (original title)

Director:

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers:

Morgan Sportes (novel)
Bertrand Tavernier
(more)

Release Date:

8 March 1995 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Ils sont jeunes. Ils veulent reussir vite. Elle est...

Plot:

Three adolescents, a girl who serves as the priming and two boys, kill two men cold blooded who were...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Sexuality | Friendship | Greed | Murder

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Marie Gillain	...	Nathalie
Olivier Sitruk	...	Eric
Bruno Putzulu	...	Bruno
Richard Berry	...	Alain
Philippe Duclos	...	Antoine
Marie Ravel	...	Karine
Clotilde Courau	...	Patricia
Jean-Louis Richard	...	Innkeeper
Christophe Odent	...	Laurent
Jean-Paul Comart	...	Michel
Philippe Héliès	...	Pierre
Jacky Nercessian	...	M. Tapiro (Nathalie's boss)
Alain Sarde	...	Philippe
Daniel Russo	...	Jean-Pierre
Philippe Torreton	...	Chief cop
François Berléand	...	Insp. Durieux
François Levantal	...	Cop
Thierry Gimenez	...	Cop
Isabelle Sadoyan	...	Eric's grandmother
Laurent Arnal	...	Vincent
Jeanne Goupil	...	Nathalie's mother
Fulvio Trogli	...	Barman in restaurant
Carole Pommes	...	Female cop
Claire Vidoni	...	Female cop
Bobby Pacha	...	Bobby
Arnaud Churin	...	Suburbanite
Myriam Balassiano	...	Nathalie's sister
Sandrine Desio	...	Waitress
Laurent Klug	...	Waiter
Thierry Beccaro	...	Game show host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Françoise Descarrega	...	Petit rôle (uncredited)

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Morgan Sportes		novel
Bertrand Tavernier
Colo Tavernier		(as Colo Tavernier O'Hagan)

Produced by
Frédéric Bourboulon	....	producer
René Cleitman	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Haïm

Cinematography by
Alain Choquart

Film Editing by
Luce Grunenwaldt

Production Design by
Emile Ghigo

Costume Design by
Marpessa Djian

Makeup Department
Agnès Tassel	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Bruno Bernard	....	assistant unit manager
Yvon Crenn	....	production director
Catherine Pierrat	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Bertuccelli	....	assistant director
Emmanuel Finkiel	....	assistant director

Art Department
Marc Barroyer	....	props
Michel Charvaz	....	property master
Jean-François Corneille	....	set designer
Marie-Stéphane d' Hérouville	....	second assistant art director
Denis Seiglan	....	first assistant art director
Bernard Tofoletti	....	construction manager (as Bernard Toffoletti)
Claude Vincent	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Khadicha Bariha	....	sound editor (as Khadicha Bariha-Simsolo)
Jean-Michel Chauvet	....	sound assistant
Michel Desrois	....	sound
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	sound effects
Mario Melchiorri	....	assistant foley artist (as Mario Melchiori)
Elisabeth Paquotte	....	assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bonomi	....	key grip
Marc Casi	....	grip
Didier Frémont	....	second assistant camera
Christian Inizan	....	electrician
Alain Martigny	....	electrician
Jérémie Nassif	....	still photographer
Pascal Payet	....	grip
Philippe Payet	....	gaffer
Philippe Tsi Kin San	....	grip
Myriam Vinocour	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Bobby Pacha	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monique Dury	....	costumer (as Monique Dury-Tholy)

Editorial Department
Marie-Odile Besson	....	trainee assistant editor
Laure Blancherie	....	assistant editor
Olivier Fontenay	....	color grader

Music Department
Philippe Cohen-Solal	....	music consultant
Mario Klemens	....	musical director
Didier Lizé	....	music recordist

Other crew
Frédéric Bersani	....	location manager
Patrick Boshart	....	location scout
Aline Corneille	....	production secretary
Lucilio Da Costa Pais	....	groupman (as Lucilio Da Costa Païs)
Florence Dard	....	production assistant
Nathalie Gorgon	....	publicist
Joseph Lasserre	....	groupman
Agnès Le Pont	....	administrator
Eva Simonet	....	publicist
Gisèle Vuillaume	....	production administrator
Zoe Zurstrassen	....	continuity

Production Companies

• France 2 Cinéma
• Hachette Première
• Little Bear
• M6 Films

Distributors

• Atlantis Entertainment (1995) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Lider Films (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (1995) (UK) (all media)
• Cine Company S.A. (Spain)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• Mundial Filmes (Brazil) (video)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Marchetti  titles
• Planning Caméra  camera equipment provided by (as Planning Camera)
• Samuelson Alga Cinéma  camera systems

Also Known As:

"L'appât" - France (original title)
"The Bait" - International (English title)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating)

Company:

France 2 Cinéma

Trivia:

This movie is based on true events. The real characters are still in prison.

Movie Connections:

References Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)

Shocking and realistic

This is a real gem. Very, very well crafted and acted, L' Appat presents the naivete of three young dreamers who try to realize their goals too easy, without understanding the complications of their actions. Apart from the smooth flow of the plot, Tavernier presents a masterful character study. Not to be missed!