Mortel Transfert is a Franco-German thriller, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Pierre Gattégno. The music was provided by the composer of Roselyne et les lions, Reinhardt Wagner.[2] It was Beineix's final theatrical film before his death.
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| Directed by | Jean-Jacques Beineix |
| Written by | Jean-Jacques Beineix |
| Based on | Mortel Transfert by Jean-Pierre Gattégno |
| Produced by | Reinhard Kloos |
| Starring | Jean-Hugues Anglade Hélène de Fougerolles |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Edited by | Yves Deschamps Kako Kelber |
| Music by | Reinhardt Wagner |
| Distributed by | UGC Fox Distribution |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.1 million |
| Box office | $2 million[1] |
Plot
editA psychoanalyst is conversing with one of his patients and dozes off while she is talking. When he wakes up, she is lying dead on the couch, forcing him to dispose of her body without getting seen. Moreover, her husband suspects her of stealing money from him.
Cast
edit- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Michel Durand
- Hélène de Fougerolles as Olga Kubler
- Miki Manojlovic as Erostrate
- Valentina Sauca as Hélène Maier
- Robert Hirsch as Armand Slibovic
- Yves Rénier as Max Kubler
- Catherine Mouchet as The professor of maths
- Denis Podalydès as Commissioner Chapireau
- Riton Liebman as The disc-jockey
- Laurent Bateau as The young depressive man
References
edit- ^ JP. "Mortel Transfert (2001)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ Phil Powrie, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Manchester University Press 2001