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Violette

Play trailer Poster for Violette R,  1978,  2h 4m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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80% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Teenage Violette Nozière (Isabelle Huppert) poisons her parents (Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet) to support her lover in 1930s Paris.

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Elliott Stein Film Comment Magazine Dec 12, 2017
1/4
Violette sits there on the screen, a stylish lump. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine May 13, 2007
2/4
Violette doesn't so much rejuvenate the "sex = death" equation that had been in place since Louise Brooks opened Pandora's Box as it does struggle to remember why women want sex in the first place. Go to Full Review
Justine Smith Vague Visages Nov 21, 2023
One of Chabrol’s most adventurous and engaging films. Go to Full Review
Stephen Farber New West/California Nov 3, 2021
The film is not as involving as one might wish, but it's worth seeing for its intelligent, icy dissection of a chilling, true crime story. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) Aug 8, 2019
A solid and thrilling film -- if a bit slow and ambiguous at times. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 8, 2010
B
Chabrol's attempt to arouse sympathy for his heartless protagonist seemed a reach. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Violette Nozière

Stéphane Audran

Germaine Nozière

Jean Carmet

Baptiste Nozière

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean Dabin

Jean Dalmain

Émile

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Violette

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Movie Info

Synopsis Teenage Violette Nozière (Isabelle Huppert) poisons her parents (Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet) to support her lover in 1930s Paris.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Screenwriter
Odile Barski, Herve Bromberger, Frédéric Grendel, Jean-Marie Fitère
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (DVD)
May 8, 2007
Runtime
2h 4m
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