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Love Is the Perfect Crime

Original title: L'amour est un crime parfait
  • 20132013
  • 1h 50m
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5.8/10
2.1K
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Mathieu Amalric, Maïwenn, Karin Viard, and Sara Forestier in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
CrimeThriller
After a brief affair with her seductive professor, a young student mysteriously disappears. As the police and the girl's stepmother tighten the noose on the cryptic tutor, he experiences a l... Read allAfter a brief affair with her seductive professor, a young student mysteriously disappears. As the police and the girl's stepmother tighten the noose on the cryptic tutor, he experiences a long-forgotten feeling. Is love the perfect crime?After a brief affair with her seductive professor, a young student mysteriously disappears. As the police and the girl's stepmother tighten the noose on the cryptic tutor, he experiences a long-forgotten feeling. Is love the perfect crime?
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.1K
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    • Arnaud Larrieu
    • Jean-Marie Larrieu
    • Philippe Djian(novel 'Incendies')
    • Arnaud Larrieu(screenplay)
    • Jean-Marie Larrieu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Karin Viard
    • Maïwenn
    • Arnaud Larrieu
    • Jean-Marie Larrieu
    • Philippe Djian(novel 'Incendies')
    • Arnaud Larrieu(screenplay)
    • Jean-Marie Larrieu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Karin Viard
    • Maïwenn
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    • 11User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    Mathieu Amalric in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
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    Maïwenn and Karin Viard in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric and Sara Forestier in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Maïwenn in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric and Sara Forestier in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Sara Forestier in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric, Maïwenn, and Karin Viard in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
    Mathieu Amalric in Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
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    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Marc
    Karin Viard
    Karin Viard
    • Marianne
    Maïwenn
    Maïwenn
    • Anna Eggbaum
    Sara Forestier
    Sara Forestier
    • Annie
    Denis Podalydès
    Denis Podalydès
    • Richard
    Marion Duval
    • Barbara
    Damien Dorsaz
    • LJacques - le jeune inspecteur de police
    Carl von Malaisé
    • Le policier à moto
    • (as Carl von Malaise)
    Anne-Laure Tondu
    • La serveuse
    Alain Börek
    • Le collègue de Marc
    • (as Alain Borek)
    Pierre Maillard
    • Monsieur Marinelli
    Guilherme Dias Martins
    • Le balayeur à la gare
    Nora Steining
    • L'étudiante horrifiée
    Baptiste Coustenoble
    • Le collègue d'Anna
    Fabienne Barras
    • La serveuse du bungalow
    Liza Baumann
    • La femme de chambre
    Brigitte Lo Cicero
    • La doublure d'Anna
    Xavier Beauvois
    Xavier Beauvois
    • Petit rôle
      • Arnaud Larrieu
      • Jean-Marie Larrieu
      • Philippe Djian(novel 'Incendies')
      • Arnaud Larrieu(screenplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Jean-Marie Larrieu(screenplay) (adaptation) (dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      French visa # 135966.
    • Goofs
      Marc is a Literature teacher at the University of Lausanne. However, the campus shown in the movie is that of the EPFL, which specializes in science and technology.
    • Connections
      Features L'Age d'Or (1930)
    • Soundtracks
      L'un dans l'autre
      Performed by Erik Truffaz and Christophe

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    7/10
    Love hurts
    A more than decent attempt at a thriller mystery. Our main actor might not be the most likable person (far from it), but that doesn't mean we have to hate him. Actually the actor (very well known in France) does a great job showing more than one side on him. And even if you can see where this is going (or what actually happened), this ride is well worth going along with.

    It might be a bit too long and the relationships are stretched a bit (though never feel fake or false, no pun intended), but the overall message is delivered. Great photography, with a very slow moving pace, that might not be everyones taste.
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    • kosmasp
    • Jan 26, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2014 (France)
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • Belgium
      • Gaumont (France)
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Arena Films
      • Gaumont
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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