Comedy of Innocence
(2000)
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Comedy of Innocence
(2000)
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Ariane
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| Jeanne Balibar | ... |
Isabella
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| Charles Berling | ... |
Serge
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| Edith Scob | ... |
Laurence
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Nils Hugon | ... |
Camille
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Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre | ... |
Hélène
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Denis Podalydès | ... |
Pierre
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Chantal Bronner | ... |
Martine
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Bruno Marengo | ... |
Alexandre
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Nicolas de La Baume | ... |
Lawyer
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Jean-Louis Crinon | ... |
Taxi driver
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| Valéry Schatz | ... |
Taxi driver
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Emmanuel Clarke | ... |
Yannick
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Alice Souverain | ... |
Helene's friend
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Today, Camille turns nine. He had sworn that on his 9th birthday he would show his parents the videos he was shooting on the side-the tail of a cat scampering away, a window, and a veiled woman's face - an intriguing picture... Later that day, Camille's mother, Ariane, meets up with her son in the park. The boys appears perturbed. He is leaning against a tree, eyes cast down. He says that now he wants to return to his "real home" and his "real mother." Written by GMeleJr
Story about two women both trying to persuade a confused young boy that she is his real mommy'. The viewer is only shown as much as the boy's actual mother throughout the film, leaving us as confused to the reality of the situation as she.
Huppert gives a great understated performance as the real mother, desperately trying to hold on to her son, who's slipping out of her grasp, and the two child performances are fantastic.
The underlying anxieties of the characters boil over every now and then into some slightly chilling scenes, with the complex storyline making even the minor characters interesting to watch (in an almost film noir' style).
The score seems slightly over the top' at times but this just adds to the films strange sinister feel.
7.5 out of 10