Fréquence meurtre (1988)
Directed by Élisabeth Rappeneau

Crime / Drama / Thriller
aka: Frequent Death

Film Synopsis

In an attempt to forget her troubled past, Jeanne Quester throws herself body and soul into her work.  By day, she works as a psychiatrist for the emergency services, by night she hosts a popular radio phone-in programme.   Now that her divorce has been settled, Jeanne has finally found peace and order in her life.  Then, one evening, during her radio programme, she receives a phone call that brings the past flooding back.  It is Faber, the madman who butchered Jeanne's parents...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Élisabeth Rappeneau
  • Script: Jacques Audiard, Élisabeth Rappeneau, Stuart Kaminsky (novel)
  • Cinematographer: William Lubtchansky
  • Music: Philippe B. Gall
  • Cast: Catherine Deneuve (Jeanne Quester), André Dussollier (Frank Quester), Martin Lamotte (Simon Lieberman), Etienne Chicot (Roger), Ines Claye (Pauline), Madeleine Marie (Ida Faber), Philippe Lehembre (Faber), Daniel Rialet (Fred Bastin), Alain Stern (Mac Gregor), Martine Chevallier (Marie), Josiane Stoléru (Véronique), Jean Pélégri (Dr. Pastor), René Bouloc (M. Chauveau), Humbert Balsan (Alexian), Alain Fromager (Le patient qui délire), Annie Mercier (Mme Fremont), Gérard Couderc (M. Fremont), Pascal Nguyen Nhon (Jean-Etienne Shong), Claude Sitruk (Le squatter 1), Philippe Verquin (Le squatter 2)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Aka: Frequent Death

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