Unforgivable (2011)
"Impardonnables" (original title)

A crime writer living in Venice while working on his new novel meets and soon marries his real-estate agent. Relocated to a remote house on Sant'Erasmo Island, his obsession with his wife's daily whereabouts takes a dark turn.

Director:

André Téchiné

Writers:

André Téchiné (scenario), Mehdi Ben Attia (scenario),

Stars:

André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, Mélanie Thierry

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Dussollier	...	Francis
Carole Bouquet	...	Judith
Mélanie Thierry	...	Alice
Adriana Asti	...	Anna Maria
Mauro Conte	...	Jérémie
Alexis Loret	...	Roger
Zoé Duthion	...	Vicky
Sandra Toffolatti	...	La comtesse
Andrea Pergolesi	...	Alvise
Stefano Scandaletti	...	Le dragueur
Niccolò Palesa	...	Ami du dragueur 1
Massimo Piovesan	...	Ami du dragueur 2
Dominique Muller	...	Mathilde
Fabio Alessandrini	...	Le vigneron
Gloria Naletto	...	L'infirmière

Storyline

A crime writer living in Venice while working on his new novel meets and soon marries his real-estate agent. Relocated to a remote house on Sant'Erasmo Island, his obsession with his wife's daily whereabouts takes a dark turn.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | real estate agent | island | parent child conflict | boat | 

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Taglines:

You can't escape the sins of your past.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

17 August 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Unforgivable

Filming Locations:

Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$27,857 (USA) (29 June 2012)

Gross:

$153,785 (USA) (26 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SBS Films, C.R.G. International, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Contains animal abuse

I rented this movie because I have loved every movie by André Téchiné I've ever seen, and I've seen most of them. After I had received the DVD in the mail but right before I watched it (Thank God!) I read several online reviews warning that it contains an appalling depiction of cruelty to an animal - a dog, evidently. I wish I had seen those reviews before I put this movie in my DVD queue; I'm just very grateful that I read them before watching it.

ALL animal cruelty depicted in a movie is gratuitous and inexcusable, by the way, and it doesn't matter AT ALL whether the abuse is real or simulated. Whether the animal hurt was alive or a very well-crafted prop doesn't matter to me as a viewer, although those who do hurt real animals for entertainment - and movies are entertainment - deserve to have the same things done to them (and, thank God, again, that's exactly what will happen eventually).

Shame on André Téchiné! What he did here is what's Unforgivable. He is one of the greatest modern movie directors, but after this he's off my list forever. Although I just got the DVD, and it's sitting in the player right now, I'll send it back to the rental company unwatched. By an act of superhuman will I am not going to crack the DVD first, but I sure would like to.

I have never before written a review of a movie I didn't see or a product I didn't use. I ordinarily disapprove strongly of reviewers who do such things, but this is not an ordinary situation. My personal experience with the movie is less important than spreading the word of the abuse it contains in any way I can.

I sincerely thank those earlier reviewers who published the warning, and I now pass it on to the next generation of movie-lovers who are considering this movie and care about animals. If those earlier reviewers were lying, if they have induced me to disparage this movie unfairly, I regret that, but it's a risk I'm willing to take for the sake of the animals and others who genuinely (and not just glibly to make themselves sound good) love animals.

To those of you who despise people like me, I say: I couldn't care less what you think. I didn't write this review for you.