Secret Défense (1998)
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Innovative director Jacques Rivette created the memorable, multi-leveled classic Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), seemingly the inspiration for Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Rivette generates a far-different mood in this French-Swiss-Italian murder mystery. Medical researcher Sylvie (Sandrine Bonnaire) is keeping late lab hours when she catches her brother Paul (Gregoire Colin) with her gun. Having discovered a five-year-old photo with new evidence of their father's death, Paul wants to kill Walser (Jerzy Radziwilowicz), who now heads their dad's high-tech company. To protect Paul, Sylvie decides to kill Walser herself, and she boards the train for Walser's country estate. But is Walser guilty? ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sandrine Bonnaire, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jacques Rivette
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Secret Défense
Innovative director Jacques Rivette created the memorable, multi-leveled classic Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), seemingly the inspiration for Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Rivette generates a far-different mood in this French-Swiss-Italian murder mystery. Medical researcher Sylvie (Sandrine Bonnaire) is keeping late lab hours when she catches her brother Paul (Gregoire Colin) with her gun. Having discovered a five-year-old photo with new evidence of their father's death, Paul wants to kill Walser (Jerzy Radziwilowicz), who now heads their dad's high-tech company. To protect Paul, Sylvie decides to kill Walser herself, and she boards the train for Walser's country estate. But is Walser guilty? ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 166 mins
Complete Cast of Secret Défense
- Sandrine Bonnaire - Sylvie
- Laure Marsac - Ludivine
- Grégoire Colin - Paul
- Christine Vouilloz
- Sara Louis
- Bernadette Giraud
- Micheline Herzog
- Jerzy Radziwilowicz - Walser
- Laure Marsac - Veronique
- Françoise Fabian - Genevieve
- Mark Saporta
- Hermine Karagheuz
- Patrick Le Bouar
- Director(s):
- Jacques Rivette
- Writer(s):
- Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer, Emmanuelle Cuau
- Producer(s):
- Martine Mariganc, Maurice Tinchant
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