Violette Movie Review 1978

Fascinating true-life account of a 19-year-old French girl in the 1930s who, bored with her life and wanting to be with her lover, decides to poison her parents so she can receive her inheritance. Her mother survives but her father dies, and the girl is sent to prison for murder. Extraordinary performance by Huppert and the film is visually stunning.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 122 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, True Stories, Family Ties

Screenplay

Odile Barski, Frederic Grendel

Cast

Isabelle Huppert, Stephane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-Francoise Garreaud, Bernadette LaFont

Cinematography

Jean Rabier

Director

Claude Chabrol

Music

Pierre Jansen

Producer

Gaumont

Awards

Cannes 1978: Actress (Huppert); Cesar 1979: Support. Actress (Audran).