The Great Alibi (2008)
"Le grand alibi" (original title)

Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Pascal Bonitzer

Writers:

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Jérôme Beaujour (scenario, adaptation and dialogue),

Stars:

Miou-Miou, Lambert Wilson, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miou-Miou	...	Éliane Pages - la femme d'Henri
Lambert Wilson	...	Le docteur Pierre Collier - un psy séducteur
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	Esther Bachmann
Pierre Arditi	...	Le sénateur Henri Pages
Anne Consigny	...	Claire Collier - la femme de Pierre
Mathieu Demy	...	Philippe Léger - un jeune écrivain
Caterina Murino	...	Léa Mantovani - une actrice italienne
Maurice Bénichou	...	Lieutenant Grange
Céline Sallette	...	Marthe
Agathe Bonitzer	...	Chloé
Dany Brillant	...	Michel - le chauffeur et factotum de Léa
Emmanuelle Riva	...	Geneviève Herbin
Nicolas Koretzky	...	Bertrand
Jim Adhi Limas	...	Owen (as Jim-Adhi Limas)
Alain Libolt	...	Le contrôleur

Storyline

Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer, is brutally murdered. Claire, his wife, dazed and confused by his corpse, with a smoking gun still in her hand, seems to be the ideal culprit ...

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Plot Keywords:

gun | police | hotel room | foreign language adaptation | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 April 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Alibi e sospetti

Company Credits

Production Co:

Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), SBS Films, Medusa Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The detective Hercule Poirot, the investigator in the original novel, is absent from the film.

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Connections

Version of Agatha Christie: Poirot: The Hollow (2004)

User Reviews

The hollow

Although it featured Hercules Poirot,"the hollow" (FRench title : "Le Vallon" ) was much more psychological drama than detective story.The plot essentially concerned Gerda (the wife who had lots of hang-ups),her husband John and artist Henrietta Savernake .These three characters were given French names and are lost in the supporting cast.It's hard to find who is who in this mess,even if you are familiar with the novel .The ending of the book which was deeply moving -unlike most of Christie's books it did not feature an happy end - is butchered.Good actors are wasted (Miou-Miou,Arditi,Wilson) and others are simply not up to scratch (Bruni -Tedeschi).

Two short appearances by great actress Emmanuelle Riva are the old cine buff's consolation prize.