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Title: La fleur du mal (2003)
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| Nathalie Baye | ... | Anne Charpin-Vasseur | |
| Benoît Magimel | ... | François Vasseur | |
| Suzanne Flon | ... | Aunt Line | |
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Bernard Le Coq | ... | Gérard Vasseur |
| Mélanie Doutey | ... | Michèle Charpin-Vasseur | |
| Thomas Chabrol | ... | Matthieu Lartigue | |
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Henri Attal | ... | Fanny's Father-in-law |
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Kevin Ahyi | ... | First Kid |
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Françoise Bertin | ... | Thérèse |
| Jérôme Bertin | ... | Volunteer | |
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Caroline Baehr | ... | Fanny |
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Didier Bénureau | ... | Brissot |
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Yvon Crenn | ... | Yves Pouët |
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Michèle Dascain | ... | Marthe |
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Jean-Marc Druet | ... | Lab Assistant |
Anne runs for re-election to the town council, shepherded by Matthieu, her fellow candidate and campaign manager. Her husband, Gérard, a businessman and philanderer, hates the campaign and feels vindication when a nasty leaflet circulates about their family history. His son, François, just back from the U.S., is in love with his step-sister Michèle, and she with him, although something is amiss besides their being cousins. Watching it all is their elderly Aunt Line, who has her own haunting memories. A death in World War II and a death on election night collapse time in the perpetual present and bring unexpected expiation. There's a lot to celebrate. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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This is a 100% French movie possibly not ever intended for American viewers. However, being the francophile that I am, I dug up "Flower of Evil" at my local library and proceeded to view it with much anticipation. Nathalie Baye is one of my favorite French actresses.
The story moves along a little slow but the mood of the film is enticing and it leads you to believe that something dark is lurking just beneath the surface.
That dark stuff emerges later on in various subplots while the entire plot does thicken up a bit with good tension. I felt a bit let down when it came time for a climax but I wouldn't dismiss this film because of that, I really enjoyed the superb acting, fine character development, and otherwise gripping story, a characteristic of many French dramas. Maybe some of the subtlety was just lost on me, but I liked the fact that you're never sure who's good or bad, but you end up feeling for each character.
"La Fleur du Mal" is a film for serious film watchers and/or students of acting or drama, and not for mindless entertainment.