Fleur du mal, La (2003)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Claude Chabrol (writer)
Caroline Eliacheff (writer)

Release Date:

14 February 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

Plot Keywords:

Footsie Under The Table | Female To Male Foot In Crotch | Attempted Rape | Beach House | Croissant

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Benoît Magimel	...	François Vasseur
Nathalie Baye	...	Anne Charpin-Vasseur
Mélanie Doutey	...	Michèle Charpin-Vasseur
Suzanne Flon	...	Aunt Line
Bernard Le Coq	...	Gérard Vasseur
Thomas Chabrol	...	Matthieu Lartigue
Henri Attal	...	Fanny's Father-in-law
Kevin Ahyi	...	First Kid
Jérôme Bertin	...	Volunteer
Françoise Bertin	...	Thérèse
Caroline Baehr	...	Fanny
Didier Bénureau	...	Brissot
Yvon Crenn	...	Yves Pouët
Jean-Marc Druet	...	Lab Assistant
Michel Herbault	...	Mayor

Also Known As:

The Flower of Evil (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief language.

Runtime:

104 min | Canada:101 min (DVD)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Features Vollmond (1998)

Not a bad movie, not a good movie

I saw "La fleur du mal" at the San Sebastian Film Festival last september. Certainly, this last Chabrol film isn't a great movie, though it's not an awful movie either. One has the feeling while watching it (and after having it watched)that it is all filmed with too much distance, too cold, no emotions whatsoever. Chabrol's study of a french, provincial, upper-bourgeousie family, that is rotten to its roots (they are all a bunch of hypocrites), lacks of passion, interest (you have seen this story many times on film) and, in my opinion, of humor and sarcasm. But I insist, its not a terrible movie(with ticket prices so high nowadays, at least here in spain, sometimes you just have to get mad while watching some movies lately); its just too long, too conventional and too plain.