Love Crime (2010)
"Crime d'amour" (original title)

Ruthless executive Christine brings on Isabelle as her assistant, and she takes delight in toying with the young woman's innocence. But when the protégé's ideas become tempting enough for ... See full summary »

Director:

Alain Corneau

Writers:

Alain Corneau (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Natalie Carter (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)

Stars:

Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Isabelle Guérin
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Christine
Patrick Mille	...	Philippe
Guillaume Marquet	...	Daniel
Gérald Laroche	...	Gérard
Julien Rochefort	...	L'avocat
Olivier Rabourdin	...	Le juge
Marie Guillard	...	Claudine, la soeur d'Isabelle
Mike Powers	...	Boss 1
Matthew Gonder	...	Boss 2
Jean-Pierre Leclerc	...	Adjoint Gérard
Stéphane Roquet	...	Fabien
Frederic Venant	...	Cadre (as Frédéric Venant)
Stéphane Brel	...	Le voisin d'Isabelle
Marie-Bénédicte Roy	...	La surveillante prison

Storyline

Ruthless executive Christine brings on Isabelle as her assistant, and she takes delight in toying with the young woman's innocence. But when the protégé's ideas become tempting enough for Christine to pass on as her own, she underestimates Isabelle's ambition and cunning -- and the ground is set for all out war.

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Plot Keywords:

ambition | neat freak | obsession | personal assistant | stabbed to death | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English Japanese

Release Date:

2 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Crime

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$43,335 (USA) (16 September 2011)

Gross:

$538,356 (USA) (18 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SBS Films, France 2 Cinéma, Divali Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Passion (2012)

User Reviews

Frantic sex between two lonely hearts.

I enjoyed this movie very much, as I usually enjoy French movies, whether they are comedies or dramas. The look of this film is impeccable, all interiors are exquisitely designed and of top quality as is the photography and the lighting, as perfect as they can get nowadays. The acting is superb and the pacing flawless. I just found among the dubious happenings, a most obvious flaw: Anyone will see immediately that a piece of cloth that was cut quite sharply with an Exacto knife, will get a sharp edge, a look totally different from a piece of the same fabric torn by accident, like getting the fabric caught on a nail or any sharp corner, accident that will practically destroy the edge of that fabric, leaving it completely unraveled. To me that is the most flagrant mistake in the whole script. Otherwise an excellent movie, quite absorbing and entertaining.