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A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise

20016.61h 29m

Overview

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

Directed by Jean Becker
Written by Sacha Guitry, Sébastien Japrisot, Jean Becker
Produced by Christian Fechner
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Top Cast

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Jojo Braconnier

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Lulu Braconnier

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Maître Jacquard

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

La maîtresse

Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

Jacky

Roland Magdane

Roland Magdane

Le patron du café

Jacques Dacqmine

Jacques Dacqmine

Laborde, président du tribunal

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Magali Gianelli, la femme du patron du café

Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne

Daniel Prévost

Daniel Prévost

l'avocat général

Themes & Keywords

farmcountrysidevillage lifedifficult childhoodknifestamplawsuitmilktrialgoatremakelawyeralcoholicwife murder1980swine drinkingunhappy marriagenasty wifepoisoninghusband wife conflictsoupfilm remake

About A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise is a comedy film released in 2001 exploring themes of farm, countryside, village life, difficult childhood, knife, stamp. Directed by Jean Becker, it stars Jacques Villeret, Josiane Balasko, André Dussollier. In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

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