Comedy Of Power (2006) France
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Director:Chabrol, Claude, Berléand, François, Bruel, Patrick, Canto, Marilyne, Huppert, Isabelle, Renucci, Robin
Studio:Alicéléo
Writer:Claude Chabrol, Odile Barski
Rating:6.4 (1,847 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:741952310198
Awards:1 nomination
Genre:French films
IMDb:0463486
Duration:1:50:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300006845
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Chabrol, Claude, Berléand, François, Bruel, Patrick, Canto, Marilyne, Huppert, Isabelle, Renucci, Robin  ...  (Director)
Claude Chabrol, Odile Barski  ...  (Writer)
 
Isabelle Huppert  ...  Jeanne Charmant-Killman
François Berléand  ...  Michel Humeau
Patrick Bruel  ...  Jacques Sibaud
Marilyne Canto  ...  Erika
Robin Renucci  ...  Philippe Charmant-Killman
Thomas Chabrol  ...  Félix
Jean-François Balmer  ...  Boldi
Pierre Vernier  ...  Président Martino
Jacques Boudet  ...  Descarts
Philippe Duclos  ...  Jean-Baptiste Holéo
Roger Dumas  ...  René Lange
John Arnold  ...  Homme jaguar #1
Jean-Christophe Bouvet  ...  Me Parlebas
Jacques Bouanich  ...  Le gardien de la prison
Benoît Charpentier  ...  Journaliste économique
Comments: DFR 188

Summary: The latest thriller from French New Wave veteran Claude Chabrol opens with a tongue-in-cheek claim that it does not depict real events, even though it’s timely and provocative account of corporate and political corruption was inspired by a real-life scandal involving a French oil giant and several top-level politicians. The stunning and accomplished Isabelle Huppert (I Heart Huckabees) stars as Jeanne, a tenacious magistrate known as "the piranha" of the judiciary system, who puts her personal life on the back burner to pursue white-collar criminals with their private hands in public pockets. After gaining fame for locking up an embezzling CEO, Jeanne pushes the limits of her intoxicating power further than ever and winds up isolated in a dangerous game of threats and intimidation."The strongest film in years from this great French director [Chabrol]… features a sensational performance by Isabelle Huppert" – Stephen Holden, The New York Times