It's been six months since Rachel Siprien disappeared. At the request of Rachel's mother, private detective François takes over the investigation. The young woman, with a complex and ...
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Title: A Private Affair (2002)
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Cast
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| Thierry Lhermitte | ... | François Manéri | |
| Marion Cotillard | ... | Clarisse Entoven | |
| Samuel Le Bihan | ... | Vincent Walt | |
| Aurore Clément | ... | Madame Siprien | |
| Frédéric Diefenthal | ... | Femme bar de nuit | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Sylvie, l'ex de Manéri | |
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Robert Hirsch | ... | Vieil homme |
| Garance Clavel | ... | Sandrine Pujol | |
| Clovis Cornillac | ... | Freddy | |
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Lydia Andrei | ... | Marion |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin | ... | Homme Apolus | |
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Consuelo De Haviland | ... | Claudine Després, la directrice de l'agence |
| Niels Arestrup | ... | Le père de Rachel | |
| Philippe Nahon | ... | Mathieu | |
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Marie-Armelle Deguy | ... | Nadège, la soeur de Manéri |
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It's been six months since Rachel Siprien disappeared. At the request of Rachel's mother, private detective François takes over the investigation. The young woman, with a complex and multi-faceted personality, is part of a strange network made up of her best friend, her ex-boyfriend, her stepfather and everyone who knows her well or even slightly. François begins to frequent these various friends and acquaintances, and penetrates Rachel's daytime and nocturnal habitat. He spies, asks disturbing questions, and intentionally fills in the blanks left by those he questions. Written by Polly_Kat
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Performed by Éric Demarsan and Johann Strauss
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Effraction D'Apres Le Beau Danube Bleu De Johan StraussPerformed by Éric Demarsan and Johann Strauss
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
30 April 2002 (France) See more »Also Known As:
A Private Affair See more »Filming Locations:
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A moody, sexy French detective story with more than a passing nod to the film noir tradition. We enter the strange murky world of private detective François Manéri as he tries to find out what happened to a missing girl. There's a lot to keep track of, and lots of false leads, but the overall achievement is in creating the story through the eyes of the main character, with all his flaws, than in a cut and paste murder mystery. I found the European very natural depiction of the skilled but all too human detective captivating, in stark contrast to the more formulaic characters of American detective stories.