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The Colour of Lies (1999) Valeria Bruni Tedeschi stars as a Lesage, a police inspector on the hunt for a young girl's murderer in a small Brittany town. The prime suspect is the last person to have seen her alive, artist René (Jacques Gamblin), but the course of her investigations also brings her into contact with his protective wife (Sandrine Bonnaire), and an eccentric television journalist (Antoine de Caunes). Featuring standout performances from its star cast, Chabrol's film is a compelling and suspenseful psychological thriller. Masks (1987) Chabrol's mystery thriller centres on the investigation a by writer, Roland Wolf (Robin Renucci), into the unsolved murder of his sister. His quest leads him to the door of TV show host Legagneur (Philippe Noiret) whose affable public persona may conceal some rather more unpleasant qualities. As he becomes acquainted with the people in Legagneur's world, Wolf discovers that no-one is as they first seem... A Story of Women (1988) Set in Nazi-occupied France, this compelling drama stars Isabelle Huppert in a role that won her the award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. Based on a true story, Huppert plays Marie, an illegal abortionist who risks the terrible consequences of discovery by the Nazis and Vichy government so that she can save her young family from the oppression of extreme poverty. Chabrol's haunting and engrossing film confronts its controversial subject matter with honesty and compassion.
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By Colin C
I am puzzled as to why these particular three films have been boxed up together by Artificial Eye as they comprise a mediocre historical drama (Story of Women) and a decent quirky thriller (Masques) from the mid 80s with a brilliant psychological thriller from 1999 (The Colour of Lies). The good news is that these are all getting their first releases on DVD in the UK, and the last film alone would make this a near-essential purchase.
'The Colour of Lies' is a very atmospheric film, one of Chabrol's best, with a strong sense of location on the misty coast of Brittany and a very dark, sinister undercurrent throughout; questionable characters and an uneasy atmosphere, all making for an engrossing viewing. I remember seeing it at the cinema on release and being very surprised about how good Antoine de Caunes (British TV viewers may remember him from Rapido and Eurotrash) is in a key role. Having seen all the Chabrol films I can lay my hands on over the years, this is right up there with Le Boucher and La Femme Infidele.
The problem here is that while 'Colour of Lies' is probably a 5-star film, the other two are two and three stars and good enough to pass the time but not, contrary to the title of this set, 'essential' Chabrol. Lies is however also available on Region 1 DVD for anyone with a multiregion player....
'The Colour of Lies' is a very atmospheric film, one of Chabrol's best, with a strong sense of location on the misty coast of Brittany and a very dark, sinister undercurrent throughout; questionable characters and an uneasy atmosphere, all making for an engrossing viewing. I remember seeing it at the cinema on release and being very surprised about how good Antoine de Caunes (British TV viewers may remember him from Rapido and Eurotrash) is in a key role. Having seen all the Chabrol films I can lay my hands on over the years, this is right up there with Le Boucher and La Femme Infidele.
The problem here is that while 'Colour of Lies' is probably a 5-star film, the other two are two and three stars and good enough to pass the time but not, contrary to the title of this set, 'essential' Chabrol. Lies is however also available on Region 1 DVD for anyone with a multiregion player....
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