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You can get away with all sorts of improbabilities in a plot if you crank up the style so it's clear the movie is having fun with itself. But Scene of the Crime has an earnest and realistic tone.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Overview
In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. The boy does as he's told, only to be attacked by the convict's partner. A murder ensues, and through happenstance, the murderer and the boy's mother form an alliance. All this takes place in four days during which the boy has his first communion, his separated parents face each other amidst grandmother's hopes they'll reunite, the grandfather just wants to go fishing, the school's chaplain complains about the boy's behavior, and the convicts' shared girlfriend comes, gun in hand, to help them escape to Tangier. The mother's surprising decisions complete the story.
Director and cast
- André Téchiné Director
- Catherine Deneuve as Lili Ravenel
- Wadeck Stanczak as Martin
- Nicolas Giraudi as Thomas
- Danielle Darrieux as La grand-mère
- Victor Lanoux as Maurice
- Jean Bousquet as Le grand-père
- Claire Nebout as Alice
- Jean-Claude Adelin as Luc
- Jacques Nolot as Le Père Sorbier
- Philippe Landoulsi as L'inspecteur
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