Fair Play (2006)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Lionel Bailliu

Writer:

Lionel Bailliu (writer)

Release Date:

6 September 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Thriller

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Eric Savin	...	Charles
Benoît Magimel	...	Jean-Claude
Marion Cotillard	...	Nicole
Jérémie Renier	...	Alexandre
Mélanie Doutey	...	Béatrice
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Édouard
Malcolm Conrath	...	Bertrand

Runtime:

France:103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Les Films Manuel Munz

Trivia:

This is the longer version of short film Squash (2002) by same director Lionel Bailiu. The opening scene of the feature reproduces the entirety of the short, but with different actors (Malcolm Conrath and Eric Savin for the short, Jérémie Rénier and Eric Savin for the feature)

Movie Connections:

Remake of Squash (2002)

A great little movie!

Even if I am French, I am not a fanatical "french cinema lover". I think that too often french directors have more pretensions than real abilities. But, Fair Play is really a good film for those who, like me, have had difficult relationships in their job environment. Things are a little bit "over the top" in this movie, for sure. But the actors are so good... Give it a try, if you want to see how intelligence can mesh today with satirical criticism. Eric Savin is a real "ego monster" cruel and seductive. Benoit Magimel is without a doubt one of the more promising young french actors. Marion Cotillard gives a great performance too, playing a complex secretary, half shy and fearful, half aggressive and selfish. And, of course, Lionel Bailiu knows how to film. He does it like an entomologist watching his poor creatures fighting against the harshness of a meaningless existence.