Believing she comes from a wealthy family, thugs kidnap a young woman hired as an au pair in Paris.
Acting
Marie Trintignant's layered performance keeps you guessing.
Writing
Salvadori's script balances cruelty and charm expertly.
Director
Pierre Salvadori
Marie Trintignant
Jeanne
Guillaume Depardieu
Antoine
Jean-François Stévenin
Marcel
Serge Riaboukine
Barnabé
Blanchette Brunoy
Madeleine
Michèle Moretti
La mère de Jeanne
Bernard Verley
Le père de Jeanne
Marc Susini
François
Blandine Pélissier
Hélène
Gwenaëlle Simon
Isabelle
Patrick Ligardes
Le serveur dépressif
Luc-Antoine Diquéro
Docteur Balcon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guillaume Depardieu was Gérard Depardieu's son; this was one of his final complete performances before his leg amputation and early death.
The film satirizes France's obsession with bourgeois respectability — Jeanne's fake wealth is more believable than her real poverty to everyone around her.
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