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Un jeu brutal (1983)

| Drama | 28 September 1983 (France)
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A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret, tortured life.

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Jean-Claude Brisseau

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Jean-Claude Brisseau

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Bruno Cremer, Emmanuelle Debever, María Luisa García | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Bruno Cremer ... Christian Tessier
Emmanuelle Debever Emmanuelle Debever ... Isabelle
María Luisa García ... Annie (as Lisa Hérédia)
Albert Pigot Albert Pigot ... Pascal
Lucien Plazanet Lucien Plazanet ... Lucien
Humbert Balsan Humbert Balsan ... Le journaliste
Jean Douchet Jean Douchet ... Le professeur Marchal
Lucienne Le Marchand Lucienne Le Marchand ... La mère
Liliane Gaudet Liliane Gaudet ... La dame de compagnie
Catherine Griffoni Catherine Griffoni ... L'amie de Pascal
Marie-France Mignal Marie-France Mignal ... La mère d'Éliane
Aurélie Sterling Aurélie Sterling ... Éliane
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francisco Acbituno Francisco Acbituno ... La bande (as Francisco Aceituno)
Michael Assous Michael Assous ... La bande
Yann Blère Yann Blère ... La bande
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A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret, tortured life.

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 September 1983 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A Brutal Game See more »

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Les Films du Losange See more »
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1.37 : 1
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A brutal game.
23 December 2004 | by dbdumonteil – See all my reviews

Brisseau is The French Haneke.Like the Austrian director,his characters are beyond any moral. Cremer portrays a scientist who is also a serial killer.He's got a disabled daughter whom he treats like a dog because "she's still a beast ,only the hard way can turn her into a human being". Both hold a grudge against the whole world -the love the girl feels for Pascal will be short-lived- and the father/killer seems to use expiatory victims.This is a bleak disturbing movie which was largely ignored during the eighties but which still retains a small cult following.

Avoid if you are down in the dumps.Or if you are an Eric Rohmer fan.
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