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La Confiance règne
2004 Comedy
 Review
With his fifth film, Étienne Chatiliez revisits the rich-poor
divide which was the subject of his successful debut feature, La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille
(1988). Unfortunately, on this occasion Chatiliez goes too far in
the direction of caricature and seems to have difficulty stretching
what, on paper, must have seemed like an amusing concept to fill the
space of a full length film.La Confiance règne fails on several counts. Even if you make allowance for its extreme vulgarity (any film that resorts to fart jokes for laughs is unlikely to go down well) and crass characterisation of the kind you would find in a children’s comic, it is hard to forgive its repetitious and poorly constructed narrative, which bounces about like a hyperactive kangaroo on steroids. Cécile De France is about the only thing going for this film, and the fact that she is unrecognisable testifies to her extraordinary talent as an actress, even if she is completely wasted in this misfired venture. Write a review for this film... User Comments
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Director:
Étienne Chatiliez
Starring: Cécile De France, Vincent Lindon, Eric Berger, Anne Brochet, Martine Chevallier Synopsis
Chrystèle and Christophe are two of a kind. Uneducated and
lacking the tiniest vestige of scruple, each had made a habit of
fleecing the suckers who employ them as domestic servants.
After their chance meeting and the inevitable frolic in the hotel
bedroom, they decide to work together, passing themselves off as a
married couple. Their next employers, a retired bourgeois couple,
prove to be a gold mine, and they are soon on the run again with their
ill-gotten gains. But how long will their luck hold out for...?
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