A writer of novels in need of an editor accepts the contract offered to him by a famous writer: to eliminate his ex-wife against a large sum of money.
Acting
Giraudeau's seductive villainy makes evil look disturbingly appealing.
Writing
Meta-commentary on authorship that bites the hand feeding it.
Director
Thomas Vincent
François Cluzet
Ben Castelano
Karin Viard
Suzy Castelano
Bernard Giraudeau
Brice Kantor
Anne Brochet
Lucie Kantor
Jacques Spiesser
Kouznetov
Dominique Constanza
la dame en rose
Antoine Chappey
le capitaine Stéfanini
Cécile Richard
le lieutenant Bandera
Bernard Bloch
le portier
Bernard Blancan
le gendarme
Alain Figlarz
le costaud du régiment
Pomme Bourcart
La serveuse au pansement
Thierry Calas
Un gendarme
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Frédéric Dard's novel 'La Cage', this adapts the prolific crime writer's own exploration of writerly narcissism.
The film mirrors its own plot: Vincent directs Cluzet into Giraudeau's shadow, just as Ben enters Brice's.
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