Un crime au paradis (2001)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jean Becker

Writers:

Sacha Guitry (1951 screenplays)
Jean Becker (writer)

Release Date:

28 February 2001 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce...

Plot Keywords:

Farmer | Divorce | 1980s | Stamp Collection | Marriage

Cast

Jacques Villeret	...	Jojo Braconnier
Josiane Balasko	...	Lulu Braconnier
André Dussollier	...	Maître Jacquard
Suzanne Flon	...	La maîtresse
Gérard Hernandez	...	Jacky
Roland Magdane	...	Le patron du café
Valérie Mairesse	...	Magali
Maryse Deol	...	La mercière
Jenny Clève	...	Mme Bertrand, l'épicière
Daniel Prévost	...	L'avocat Miramont
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Le président Laborde
Jean Dell	...	Le juge Frégard
Christine Delaroche	...	Geneviève, la secrétaire de Jacquard
Eric Bougnon	...	Le gendarme Briscot
Armand Chagot	...	L'adjudant

Also Known As:

A Crime in Paradise (International: English title)
Une mort au paradis (France) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Remake of La poison (1951)

Soundtrack:

Riquita

C'est la vie !

It's a french film, located in the french countryside, with that unique french feeling that stays right between drama and humor: one hour and a half that run like fresh water. Not a chef-d'oeuvre, but really pleasant. One thing to appreciate is that characters are as natural as it is in everyday life, and the plot seems to come out of a province's newspaper as well. 7 out of 10.