French Riviera
(L'homme qu'on aimait trop)(2014)
True, French crime drama set in 1976 Nice where a recently-divorced woman returns from Africa to live with her mother, the owner of a renowned casino. But with an unexpected attraction to her mother’s business advisor comes a whole mess of trouble, including a fixed card game and the possible threat of Mafia involvement. From veteran director André Téchiné. Also released under the title In the Name of My Daughter.
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Directed by André Téchiné
Starring Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve, Adèle Haenel
Written by Cédric Anger, André Téchiné, Jean-Charles Le Roux (based on the book by Jean-Charles and Renée Le Roux)
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A juicy, real-life plot gets almost perversely passionless treatment. Full Review
This tale of wealth, passion and (possibly) murder, executed in a style that’s visually high gloss yet narratively muddy, comes across like an old-fashioned TV mini-series. Full Review
It will be tricky for audiences beyond France to connect to this true-crime thriller, which amounts to a waxworks re-creation of the Nice casino wars. Full Review
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