Author: Catherine Deneuve

Format: Import

Release Date: 03-02-2015

Details: Nice, 1976. Agnès Le Roux returns from Africa to find her mother, Renée, the owner of a casino. The relationship between the two women is strained. Maurice Agnelet, an ambitious lawyer and womanizer, handles Renée's business affairs and wants to become her partner. When she refuses, he seduces Agnès and puts her in contact with a gangster who wants to take over the casino run by Renée. Madly in love with Agnelet, Agnès betrays her mother in exchange for money. Stripped of her position, Renée is dismissed. Agnelet then manipulates Agnès to get his hands on her money, then leaves her. The young woman sinks into despair and mysteriously disappears. Convinced that Agnelet is responsible for her daughter's disappearance, Renée fights for decades to have him convicted. Inspired by a true story ''Gripping from start to finish, the film can count on actors at the top of their game: Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, and above all, an impressive Adèle Haenel.'' - TF1 News ''Beyond the legal case it echoes, this new film by André Téchiné is, above all, a fascinating study of manners'' - Marc-André Lussier, La Presse ''This masterfully crafted film, carried by a formidable trio of actors, keeps a good distance from its subject, without judging anyone, with some landmark scenes and a weight of enigma.'' - Le Devoir Nice, 1976. Agnès Le Roux, daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, falls in love with a handsome lawyer ten years her senior, Maurice Agnelet. He has other ties; she loves him to madness. Against a backdrop of casino wars, he puts her in touch with Fratoni, a bitter competitor of her mother, who offers her three million francs to take control of the casino. Agnès accepts but regrets her betrayal. Maurice distances himself. After a suicide attempt, the young woman disappears... Inspired by a true story

UPC: 824255021395

EAN: 0824255021395

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood