Inspector Bellamy (2009) Bellamy (original title)

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Odile Barski (scenario, adaptation and dialogue) &
Claude Chabrol (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)

Release Date:

25 February 2009 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The Final Film of Claude Chabrol, France's Master of Suspense

Plot:

A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.

Plot Keywords:

Court Trial | Tango Dancing | Prison Cell | Cliff | South Of France

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Paul Bellamy
Clovis Cornillac	...	Jacques Lebas
Jacques Gamblin	...	Noël Gentil / Emile Leullet / Denis Leprince
Marie Bunel	...	Françoise Bellamy
Vahina Giocante	...	Nadia Sancho
Marie Matheron	...	Madame Leullet
Adrienne Pauly	...	Claire Bonheur
Yves Verhoeven	...	Alain
Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Bernard
Rodolphe Pauly	...	L'avocat
Maxence Aubenas	...	Gilles
Anne Maureau	...	La journaliste TV
Henri Cohen	...	Le Président du tribunal
Thierry Calas	...	Le médecin-légiste
Dominique Ratonnat	...	Le médecin
Mauricette Pierre	...	Madame Chantemerle
Jean-Claude Dumas	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Matthieu Penchinat	...	Jojo
Thomas Chabrol	...	Le type au tribunal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claire Louis	...	A waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Claude Chabrol

Writing credits
Odile Barski		(scenario, adaptation and dialogue) &
Claude Chabrol		(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by
Françoise Galfré	....	executive producer
Patrick Godeau	....	producer
Jean Louis Nieuwbourg	....	line producer

Original Music by
Matthieu Chabrol

Cinematography by
Eduardo Serra

Film Editing by
Monique Fardoulis

Casting by
Cécile Maistre		(as Mademoiselle Chouchou)

Production Design by
Françoise Benoît-Fresco

Costume Design by
Mic Cheminal

Makeup Department
Emmanuel Colleau	....	hair stylist
Véronique Deransart	....	makeup artist
Wally Diawara	....	hair stylist
Turid Follvick	....	key makeup artist (as Turid Follvik)
Karine Fra	....	makeup artist
Mathilde Humeau	....	key makeup artist
France Rossi	....	hair stylist
Ghislaine Tortereau	....	key hair stylist
Ghislaine Tortereau	....	wigs

Production Management
Laurent Chiomento	....	unit manager
Sylvain Marques	....	assistant unit manager
Jean Louis Nieuwbourg	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
César Chabrol	....	second assistant director
Vincent Guillerminet	....	assistant director
Constance Meyer	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Catherine Pierrat	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Eric Devulder	....	sound mixer
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
Thierry Lebon	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Benoît Lestang	....	special effects makeup
Emmanuel Pitois	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Marc Bonneviot	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Florent Bazin	....	first assistant camera
Eric Bonnaire	....	grip
Mathieu Caudroy	....	Steadicam operator
Delphine Desbruères	....	second assistant camera
Moune Jamet	....	still photographer
Dominique Robert	....	key grip
Paulo Rodrigues	....	technician: Super techno Loumasystems
Julie Sayagh	....	assistant video
Michel Thiriet	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Maguy Aimé	....	casting: children
Fabienne Dubois	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurence Glentzin	....	costumer (as Laurence Glentzlin)
Valérie Le Hello	....	costumer
Gil Noir	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Christophe Bousquet	....	color timer

Music Department
Georges Brassens	....	additional music: "Les copains d'abord", "Dans l'eau de la chaire fontaine" and "Quand les cons sont braves"
Patrick Charmetant	....	music executive producer
Orchestre Colonne	....	orchestra
Henri Demarquette	....	performer: "Concerto en mi mineur pour violoncelle et orchestre"
Marc-Olivier Dupin	....	additional music: "Habanera"
Edward Elgar	....	additional music: "Concerto en mi mineur pour violoncelle et orchestre"
Jimmy Kaleth	....	additional music: "Passing Clouds"
Jean-Loup Morette	....	music recording mixer: "Concerto en mi mineur pour violoncelle et orchestre"
Laurent Petitgirard	....	conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	....	additional music: "Sympnhonie No6 Op. 74 - Pathétique" (as P.I. Tchaikovsky)

Other crew
Sophie Ba	....	production coordinator
Laure Blaess	....	production accountant
Maria Filali-Sadqui	....	consultant: Tango coach
Eva Simonet	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Alicéléo
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• DD Productions (co-production)
• Région Languedoc-Roussillon (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (in partnership with)
• Sofica Europacorp (in association with)
• Sofica Valor 7 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)

Distributors

• TFM Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• TF1 Vidéo (2009) (France) (DVD)
• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Biografo-Transeuropa (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical) (as Coopérative Nouveau Cinéma)
• Filmladen (2009) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• JMH Distribution (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (french-speaking region)
• JMH Distribution (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (german-spaking region)
• Japan Community Cinema Center (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Kinokuniya (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Mermaid Film (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Métropole Films Distribution (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Orlando Films (????) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Television (????) (Romania) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Télémünchen Group (????) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Agnès B.  thanks (as agnès b. [Jean-Pierre Soufire])
• Alex Rouse Wigmakers  wigs (as Wig Company - London Alex Rouse)
• Audi France  thanks
• Chanel  thanks
• Christa Kistner Synchronproduktion  dubbing: German dubbed version
• Locafête  catering
• Motorola  thanks
• Paul Smith  thanks
• Studio Davout  music recording studio
• Vanessabruno  thanks (as Venessa Bruno)

Also Known As:

"Bellamy" - France (original title)

Runtime:

Argentina:110 min | Germany:110 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:110 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | Germany:6 (f)

Filming Locations:

Montpellier, Hérault, France

Company:

Alicéléo

Quotes:

Paul Bellamy:People kill to get rid of something, but with most killers, they kill because they want to get rid of themselves.

Movie Connections:

References The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Soundtrack:

Les Copains d'abord

Great co-stars

Marie Bunel as Françoise Bellamy is the real keeper in this movie. In a world where nothing is as it seems, she is just as much an enigma. The scenery is the second best co-star in this flick.

The movie does move slow and if Gérard Depardieu gets any fatter he won't fit on the television screen. It will become a requirement that his movies must be watched at the cinema.

His performance is uninspiring. Save this movie for a rainy Sunday afternoon.

What would you expect for a man that sums himself up by saying, "I'm not a monster, I'm just a man who wants to pee."