Fresh
The strength of this movie is how it starts as a standard whodunit only to become something else: a cunning Chabrol study of incest and old money peppered with a wicked sense of humor.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
The Flower of Evil
Murder is a Family Affair.
2003 · 1h 44m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
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The Flower of Evil
Overview
Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.
Director and cast
- Claude Chabrol Director
- Nathalie Baye as Anne Charpin-Vasseur
- Benoît Magimel as François Vasseur
- Suzanne Flon as Aunt Line
- Bernard Le Coq as Gérard Vasseur
- Thomas Chabrol as Matthieu Lartigue
- Mélanie Doutey as Michèle Charpin-Vasseur
- Henri Attal as Fanny's Father-in-law
- Kevin Ahyi as First Kid
- Françoise Bertin as Thérèse
- Jérôme Bertin as Volunteer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Leave reason behind, back in steerage class, and simply breathe in the foibles of the (upper) crust on this creme brulee.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
Told without drama, as if this were just an ordinary family, it is the subtleties of the details that win you over.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh
Each of the characters in the film is so real, so fully drawn, that you feel you know him or her as a person, not as fiction.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Rotten
A minor work from a major talent.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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