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Nightcap

Nightcap

20006.31h 41m

Overview

Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.

Directed by Claude Chabrol
Written by Claude Chabrol, Charlotte Armstrong, Caroline Eliacheff
Produced by Marin Karmitz
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Top Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller

Jacques Dutronc

Jacques Dutronc

André Polonski

Anna Mouglalis

Anna Mouglalis

Jeanne Pollet

Rodolphe Pauly

Rodolphe Pauly

Guillaume Polonski

Brigitte Catillon

Brigitte Catillon

Louise Pollet

Michel Robin

Michel Robin

Dufreigne

Mathieu Simonet

Mathieu Simonet

Axel

Lydia Andréï

Lydia Andréï

Lisbeth

Véronique Alain

Véronique Alain

Madame le Maire

Isolde Barth

Isolde Barth

Pauline

Themes & Keywords

jealousyparent child relationshippianistinillegitimate son

About Nightcap

Nightcap is a thriller, drama, mystery film released in 2000 exploring themes of jealousy, parent child relationship, pianistin, illegitimate son. Directed by Claude Chabrol, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Anna Mouglalis. Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.

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