Bellamy (2009)

Note Générale:

6,0/10   

Réalisateur:

Claude Chabrol

Scénaristes:

Odile Barski (written by)
Claude Chabrol (written by)

Date de sortie:

25 février 2009 (France)

Genre:

Crime

Intrigue:

A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday. |

Plot Keywords:

Asthma | Recovering Alcoholic | Dual Identity | Fake Identity | Alcohol Abuse

Avis des utilisateurs:

Investigating the global financial crisis in a local crime!

Ensemble

Gérard Depardieu	...	Paul Bellamy
Clovis Cornillac	...	Jacques Lebas
Jacques Gamblin	...	Noël Gentil / Emile Leullet / Denis Leprince
Marie Bunel	...	Françoise Bellamy
Vahina Giocante	...	Nadia Sancho
Marie Matheron	...	Madame Leullet
Adrienne Pauly	...	Claire Bonheur
Yves Verhoeven	...	Alain
Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Bernard
Rodolphe Pauly	...	L'avocat
Maxence Aubenas	...	Gilles
Anne Maureau	...	La journaliste TV
Henri Cohen	...	Le Président du tribunal
Thierry Calas	...	Le médecin-légiste
Dominique Ratonnat	...	Le médecin

Durée:

Argentina:110 min | Germany:110 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Classification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13

Lieux de tournage:

Nîmes, Gard, France

Société:

Alicéléo

Investigating the global financial crisis in a local crime!

A famous French detective on vacation in Languedoc investigates a mystery man who approaches him claiming to have killed someone. The man is sure to catch the curiosity of the detective and spectators of the movie!

This is a great Chabrol movie, with characters who could have been actors in the biggest financial crime of humanity. As the investigation unfolds we see homeless people, fraud, insurance brokers, lawyers, police, big financial institutions. Every time the detective asks a question or makes a comment how bad the world is, we wonder what he has next to uncover.

The half brother of the successful detective, an alcoholic, a loser, comes over to stay at the detective and his wife's vacation home. The movie then asks the real questions, what makes winners and losers? Who are the real winners ? Who are the criminals? And it does reply to these questions in humorous, intelligent and intriguing ways.

The film surely is much more than a detective story. The screenplay is fantastic. Chabrol does not rush, it always gives time to spectators to search for answers in their own while solving the murder mystery.

Solid acting by Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin make the movie flow smoothly.

A must see, for anyone interested in Chabrol movies, detective stories and especially for anyone who tries to make sense of the economic crisis and the world we live in.