A Private Affair (2002)
"Une affaire privée" (original title)

Director:

Guillaume Nicloux

Writer:

Guillaume Nicloux

Stars:

Thierry Lhermitte, Marion Cotillard, Samuel Le Bihan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thierry Lhermitte	...	François Manéri
Marion Cotillard	...	Clarisse Entoven
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Vincent Walt
Aurore Clément	...	Madame Siprien
Frédéric Diefenthal	...	Femme bar de nuit
Jeanne Balibar	...	Sylvie, l'ex de Manéri
Robert Hirsch	...	Vieil homme
Garance Clavel	...	Sandrine Pujol
Clovis Cornillac	...	Freddy
Lydia Andrei	...	Marion
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Homme Apolus
Consuelo De Haviland	...	Claudine Després, la directrice de l'agence
Niels Arestrup	...	Le père de Rachel
Philippe Nahon	...	Mathieu
Marie-Armelle Deguy	...	Nadège, la soeur de Manéri

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

part of trilogy | male frontal nudity | neo noir | female frontal nudity | female nudity

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [fr] (French)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 April 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

A Private Affair

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$699,906 (France) (10 May 2002)

Gross:

$1,724,254 (Europe) (10 May 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bac Films, Canal+, Cofimages 12

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Hanging Offense (2003)

User Reviews

Moody, murky, sexy detective story - and a glimpse into the life of the detective

A moody, sexy French detective story with more than a passing nod to the film noir tradition. We enter the strange murky world of private detective François Manéri as he tries to find out what happened to a missing girl. There's a lot to keep track of, and lots of false leads, but the overall achievement is in creating the story through the eyes of the main character, with all his flaws, than in a cut and paste murder mystery. I found the European very natural depiction of the skilled but all too human detective captivating, in stark contrast to the more formulaic characters of American detective stories.