The Devil in the Heart (1976)
It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.
Director: Bernard Queysanne
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Jane Birkin as Linda |
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Jacques Spiesser as Éric Bouvier |
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Philippe Lemaire as Mr. Bouvier, the father |
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Emmanuelle Riva as Mrs. Bouvier, the mother |
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Georges Vaur as Gendarme |
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Alain Nobis as Police captain |
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Guy Dhers as Gendarme |
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Raoul Curet as Georges, the butler |
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Caroline Bonhomme as Younger sister |
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Berenice Angrémy as Little sister |
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Antoine Angrémy as Luc, young brother |
| Writing | Pierre-Jean Rémy | Writer |
| Directing | Bernard Queysanne | Director |
| Production | Michel Gast | Producer |
| Production | Jenny Gérard | Producer |
| Production | Pierre Neurrisse | Producer |
| Sound | Laurent Petitgirard | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ava Monneret | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bernard Aubouy | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Bernard Zitzermann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andrée Davanture | Editor |