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The Crime Is Mine

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  • Status: Released
  • 24-02-2023
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Score: 6.455
  • Vote count: 421

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Madeleine Verdier

Rebecca Marder

Pauline Mauléon

Isabelle Huppert

Odette Chaumette

Fabrice Luchini

Judge Gustave Rabusset

Dany Boon

Fernand Palmarède

André Dussollier

Mr Bonnard

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Mr Montferrand

Édouard Sulpice

André Bonnard

Régis Laspalès

Investigator Mr Brun

Olivier Broche

Court clerk Léon Trapu

Félix Lefebvre

Gilbert Raton

Michel Fau

Prosecutor Maurice Vrai

Daniel Prévost

Judge Parvot

Evelyne Buyle

Simone Bernard

Myriam Boyer

Concierge Mrs Jus

Franck de la Personne

Pistole

Suzanne De Baecque

Housemaid Céleste

Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat

Emile Bouchard

Dominique Besnehard

Waiter at the restaurant

Anne-Hélène Orvelin

Secretary of Mr Bonnard

Georges Bécot

Cinema voice (voice)

Paul Beaurepaire

Newspaper seller

Lucía Sánchez

Mrs Alvarez

Radostina Rogliano

Féministe Public Procès (uncredited)

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It's quite hard to précis this without giving the game away, but suffice to say that when a film producer is found with an hole in his head, the police conclude that aspiring actress "Madeleine" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) is the prime suspect after rejecting his casting couch advances. The investigating judge "Rabusset" (Fabrice Luchini) isn't the sharpest tool in the box, nor is he really bothered about the voracity of any verdict, so long as it goes in the solved drawer. Luckily for our defendant, she is best pals with lawyer "Pauline" (Rebecca Marder) who constructs a defence steeped in theatrical delivery that she feels certain will promote the concept of self-defence and see her client walk free. Risky? Well just wait til the second part and the emergence of silent film star "Odette" (Isabelle Huppert doing her best Cleo Laine or Eileen Brennan impersonation) who threatens to inject just a little truth into this semi-farcical scenario and upset just about everyone's apple-cart. Whilst all these courtroom shenanigans are on-going, well-to-do boyfriend "André" (Édouard Sulpice) has come up with a plan to marry well but keep "Madeleine" as his mistress. Hmmm - not quite sure she's really up for that, but as the threads of the storylines start to knit together we are left with a plot that is anything but predicable. The ending isn't the best, it does sort of run out of steam a bit, but for the most part this is a quirkily enjoyable, well-acted, drama that pops a little at the judicial process and showbiz in a fashion that hits more than it misses. It's got a lovely period look to it, the score is suitably mischievous throughout and it proved to be a mystery worth a watch.