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La Truite
1982 Drama
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Credits
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Director: Joseph Losey
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Script: Monique Lange, Joseph Losey, Roger Vailland (novel)
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Photo: Henri Alekan
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Music: Richard Hartley
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Cast: Isabelle Huppert (Frédérique),
Jean-Pierre Cassel (Rambert),
Jeanne Moreau (Lou),
Daniel Olbrychski (Saint-Genis),
Jacques Spiesser (Galuchat),
Isao Yamagata (Daigo Hamada),
Jean-Paul Roussillon (Verjon),
Roland Bertin (The Count),
Lisette Malidor (Mariline),
Craig Stevens (Carter),
Ruggero Raimondi (Party Guest),
Alexis Smith (Gloria),
Lucas Belvaux (Le commis),
Pierre Forget (Père de Frédérique)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 103 min
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Aka: La Truite; The Trout
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Summary
An adolescent working on her parents’ trout farm in rural France, Frédérique
decides her future life. She will extract all that she can from men whilst giving
nothing in return. She marries a gay man, Galuchat, and pursues a career in which
she lures men and takes what she can from them. At a bowling club, she meets a group
of high flying executives, who prove to be an easy conquest...
Review
It is hard to decide what to like least about this film - its lack of conviction in the
plot and characterisation, the anaemic pace which is rendered painful by some inexplicably
complex editing, or just the sheer lack of talent which is exhibited on either side of
the camera. None of the characters in the film is credible. which accounts for the
lacklustre performances from the entire cast (without exception). How could a film
which stars three of French cinema's finest actors (Huppert, Moreau and Cassel) be so
dire? The film’s one saving grace is Henri Alekan’s stunning and atmospheric location
photography which provides a poignant echo of Losey’s earlier successes.
© James Travers 2003
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