Fresh
A pleasant enough valentine to Rendell's The Tree of Hands, if a story that deals with child abuse and sexual obsession could be described in those terms.
Ed Siegel, Boston Globe
Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Crimes of passion are not always between lovers.
2001 · 1h 43m · N/A
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Claude Miller
Overview
When bestselling novelist Betty Fisher loses her young son in a tragic accident, her unstable mother resorts to unusual actions to alleviate Betty's grief, actions which set off a chain reaction among a promiscuous waitress and her criminal associates.
Director and cast
- Claude Miller Director
- Sandrine Kiberlain as Betty Fisher
- Nicole Garcia as Margot Fisher
- Mathilde Seigner as Carole Novacki
- Luck Mervil as François Diembele
- Stéphane Freiss as Édouard
- Yves Jacques as René le Canadien
- Roschdy Zem as Dr. Jérôme Castang
- Yves Verhoeven as Martinaud
- Annie Mercier as Jacqueline
- Michaël Abiteboul as Milo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Understated, elegant meditation on motherhood, obligation and coincidence, all wrapped up in the form of an urban thriller.
Matt Weitz, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
The story pulls us in almost immediately -- and the style and cast keep us hooked.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Miller tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise, expertly plucking tension from quiet.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
A provocative movie about loss, anger, greed, jealousy, sickness and love.
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
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