La Rupture
1970 Drama / Thriller   
 
Credits
  • Director: Claude Chabrol
  • Script: Claude Chabrol, based on the novel "Le Jour des Parques" by Charlotte Armstrong
  • Photo: Jean Rabier
  • Music: Pierre Jansen
  • Cast: Stéphane Audran (Hélène Régnier), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Paul Thomas), Michel Bouquet (Ludovic Régnier), Annie Cordy (Mrs. Pinelli), Jean-Claude Drouot (Charles), Jean Carmet (Mr. Pinelli), Marguerite Cassan (Emilie), Katia Romanoff (Elise), Dominique Zardi (Balloon Seller), Angelo Infanti (Dr. Blanchard), Mario David (Gerard Mostelle), Michel Duchaussoy (Allan Jourdan), Catherine Rouvel (Sonia)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Aka: The Break Up
 
 
 
Summary
Hélène Régnier walks out on her drug-addicted husband Charles after he brutally attacks their son.   She stays in a run-down hotel whilst her injured son convalesces in hospital and files for divorce.  Charles’ bourgeois parents are determined that Hélène loses custody of her child and so engage a private detective, Paul Thomas, to discredit her.  When Paul fails to uncover any incriminating evidence against Hélène he starts plying her with hallucinogenic drugs and begins weaving a cruel web of deceit, leading to a harrowing and dramatic climax...

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For more on Claude Chabrol see:
The life of Claude Chabrol
Le Beau Serge
Les Cousins
Le Boucher
Que la bête meure
La Cérémonie

 

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