The Crime Is Mine

2023 103 min ★ 6.5 Crime, Comedy, Mystery, Drama

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

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Cast

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Madeleine Verdier

Rebecca Marder

Pauline Mauléon

Isabelle Huppert

Odette Chaumette

Fabrice Luchini

Judge Gustave Rabusset

Dany Boon

Fernand Palmarède

André Dussollier

Mr Bonnard

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Mr Montferrand

Édouard Sulpice

André Bonnard

Régis Laspalès

Investigator Mr Brun

Olivier Broche

Court clerk Léon Trapu

Details

Director

François Ozon

Screenplay

François Ozon

Tagline

"Who benefits from the crime?"

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

$13,700,000

Revenue

$10,436,638

Production

FOZ, Gaumont, Playtime, Mandarin & Compagnie, SCOPE Pictures, France 2 Cinéma

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

October 24, 2024

★ 7/10

It's quite hard to précis this without giving the game away, but suffice to say that when a film producer is found with an hole in his head, the police conclude that aspiring actress "Madeleine" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) is the prime suspect after rejecting his casting couch advances. The investigating judge "Rabusset" (Fabrice Luchini) isn't the sharpest tool in the box, nor is he really bothered abo...