In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Isabelle Huppert | ... | Violette Nozière | |
| Stéphane Audran | ... | Germaine Nozière (as Stephane Audran) | |
| Jean Carmet | ... | Baptiste Nozière | |
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Jean-François Garreaud | ... | Jean Dabin |
| Guy Hoffmann | ... | Le juge | |
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Jean Dalmain | ... | Émile |
| Lisa Langlois | ... | Maddy | |
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François Maistre | ... | Monsieur Mayeul |
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Philippe Procot | ... | Me Vésine-Larue |
| Bernard Alane | ... | Le fils Pinguet | |
| Mario David | ... | Le directeur de la prison | |
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Henri-Jacques Huet | ... | Le commissaire Guillaume |
| Fabrice Luchini | ... | Camus, l'étudiant | |
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Greg Germain | ... | Le musicien noir (as Grégory Germain) |
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Zoé Chauveau | ... | Zoé |
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In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
7 October 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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CAD 1,360,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Music by Charlys
Lyrics by Maurice Vandair
Performed by Fréhel
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The first time that director Claude Chabrol worked with actress Isabelle Huppert. They would later work together on: Story of Women (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), La Cérémonie (1995), The Swindle (1997), Merci pour le Chocolat (2000), and Comedy of Power (2006). See more »Soundtracks
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Generally considered Chabrol's return to form after a period of barren inspiration ,including his worst ever ("Folies Bourgeoises").It was probably her best since "les Noces Rouges" (1973) .Like it,it was based on a true story, but an old one ,for the story takes place in 1933.Violette Nozières (the first of a long series of lead parts for Isabelle Huppert in Chabrol's canon) ,predating the director's "Madame Bovary" ,tries to shun her petty milieu ,falls for a gigolo (Jean Dabin! the heroine mistakes it first for the actor Gabin),and tries to poison her parents (she has mitigating circumstances ,for her father desires her ).Stephane Audran and Jean Carmet provide good support as the folks.
In the streets ,the buskers sang the horrible story of the infamous Violette Nozière.