SummarySet during a summer holiday weekend in France, this is an edge-of-your-seat thriller in the tradition of Claude Chabrol and Alfred Hitchcock. (Wellspring)
Directed By:Cédric Kahn
Written By:Georges Simenon, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, Cédric Kahn, Gilles Marchand
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
86% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
100
Strange, scary, and atmospheric, with a delicious Claude Debussy score.
88
One of the best thrillers I have seen this year: tight, taut, and unpredictable.
80
Accomplished and assured.
80
A classy and clever French thriller. Jean-Pierre Darroussin's performance as a browbeaten husband is entertaining, and Kahn's script brings wit and imagination to a straightforward story.
75
The movie's clever ambiguity allows a number of interpretations. Perhaps it is all a dream, a parable, or a combination of wishful thinking and reality.
67
The slowness of the film's first half will be off-putting to many, but the film's turns and final twist will reward the patient.
30
The film, like the cheap double-scotches quaffed down by the central character, leaves a distinctly sour aftertaste that's hard to wash away the morning after.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
70% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
20% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
10% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Apr 6, 2012
9
I love the movie! I understand however, that in some countries, like in the States, a movie like this doesn't have the same effect that what it has in Europe, Latin America or even in some areas here in Australia (i.e Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide that are more European-like) . In my case, this movie is 'my type', perhaps partly because of my European ancestry. I believe the exposure to European culture has given me a different perspective of things-besides the Australian- and that includes art. Nonetheless, I have to agree that the film could have been better, that is for sure! There were things to be improved and they could have prolongued the tension and twisted the plot a bit more, but I enjoyed it so much as it was, anyway! An excellent movie...original, well crafted, great performances...! A real delight!
Production Company:
- Alicéléo
- France 3 Cinéma
- Gimages
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Gimages 6
- Cofimage 15
- Banque Populaire Images 4
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
Release Date:Aug 20, 2004
Duration:1 h 45 m
Tagline:Always keep your eyes on the road
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination





























