Christine Brucher Movies

Her daughter abducted by kidnappers who have demanded an exuberant ransom, a woman who used to dabble in stolen furs reunites with her former partners in crime in order to raise the cash needed to get her little girl back. Back in the days when Muriel, François, and René were selling stolen furs to their working class neighbors in Marseille, The Rolling Stones' "Lady Jane" was blaring on the radio and the future seemed like it might never come. But as lucrative as their partnership was, the trio decided to lie low by going their separate ways after killing a jeweler during a robbery gone awry. Now, it's been decades since the group has been in contact, and Muriel needs to raise some quick cash - and fast. With no one left to turn to but François and René, the desperate mother sets out to track down her old friends and raise the ransom the only way she knows how. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Racism, violence, and drug abuse run rampant in this ensemble drama set in the southern French city of Marseilles. Michele (Ariane Ascaride) spends her days working in a fish factory, where she earns a living to support her unemployed husband and her teenage daughter Fiona (Christine Brucher). In addition to being the mother of a three-month-old, Fiona is also a heroin addict and a prostitute. Thanks to her habit, Fiona is increasingly unable to work, and Michele helps her daughter by exchanging sexual favors for money with Paul (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), an ex-dock worker with more than a few problems of his own. Michele gets drugs for Fiona from Gerard (Gerard Meylan), the sullen proprietor of a small bar who engages in such shady pastimes as political assassination. Meanwhile, Abderramane (Alexandre Ogou), a young African man recently out of prison, finds himself attracted to Vivienne (Julie-Marie Parmentier), a social worker married to a womanizing high-society snob whom she detests. Her spite towards her husband leads Vivienne to claim that she respects poor people who vote for the Far Right more than moneyed individuals who talk a lot about helping the poor but do almost nothing. Vivienne's frustration, coupled with that of the other characters, illustrates the overriding tension that threatens to build to society's collapse. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

Is the relationship between Lucie (Christine Brucher) and her prim, pedantic and fussy husband (Francois Chattot) irreparably ruined, or is she only just bored by daily life with such a tedious man, and also somewhat comforted by it? In this romantic drama, based on a short story by the great existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, Lucie tests the waters by having a fling with another man (Christian Izard) on the advice of a friendly shopkeeper. Meanwhile, her husband is treating her to such intimate kindnesses as scolding her for her mental sloppiness in watching television without consulting the channel guide. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi