The Girl from Monaco
(2008)
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The Girl from Monaco
(2008)
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| Fabrice Luchini | ... |
Bertrand Beauvois
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| Roschdy Zem | ... |
Christophe Abadi
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| Stéphane Audran | ... |
Édith Lassalle
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Gilles Cohen | ... |
Louis Lassalle
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Alexandre Steiger | ... |
Alain
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Philippe Duclos | ... |
Inspecteur Taurand
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| Jeanne Balibar | ... |
Hélène
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Hélène de Saint-Père | ... |
Carolina
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| Louise Bourgoin | ... |
Audrey Varella
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| Christophe Vandevelde | ... |
Tony
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Pierre Bourgeon | ... |
Boulie
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Claire Joseph | ... |
La fille du groupe
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Denis Dallan | ... |
Denis
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Marine Renoir | ... |
Danseuse à la piscine
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| Francisca Viudes | ... |
La cliente de l'hotel
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Bertrand Beauvois, a well-known attorney, is in Monte Carlo to defend a businessman's mother who murdered a gigolo with ties to gangsters. The businessman provides a bodyguard, Christophe, who is thorough and unsmiling. The middle-aged Beauvois is drawn to Audrey, in her 20s, free spirited, a local TV weather girl who once dated Christophe. Although Christophe warns Beauvois to stay away from Audrey, he's hooked and spends every moment with her he's not in court. What's her angle: is she a plant who'll ruin the case; is Beauvois her toy; is she digging for gold; or, is she genuine? Beauvois loves the wild sex but not her promiscuity. Has Christophe failed to protect him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
La Fille de Monaco starts out as a comedy and ends up in a disturbing but well done drama. I don't consider this a fault; Romeo and Juliet is also of this structure. If you come in expecting this to be a light comedy, you will enjoy the first hour and then be woefully disappointed, but if you expect to be drawn in by laughter and brought into a darker movie, you will find beauty in the craftsmanship of this film.
The main parts of Bertrand (Fabrie Luchini), security guard Christophe (Roschdy Zem) hippie/loose Audrey (Louise Bourgoin) were well chosen and well acted.
The movie is one of the best I've seen for a dramatization of the "overly sexual woman develops complete power over a respected man" dynamic. It was believable, and because of that, disturbing. In other words, a good film.