The Crime Is Mine
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| Directed by | François Ozon |
| Written by | François Ozon |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Dacosse |
| Edited by | Laure Gardette |
| Music by | Philippe Rombi |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €13.7 million[1] |
| Box office | $10.4 million[2] |
The Crime Is Mine (French: Mon crime) is a 2023 French crime comedy film written and directed by François Ozon starring Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini, Dany Boon, and André Dussollier.[3] Set in the 1930s, the film follows an actress who gains notoriety after getting acquitted of murder for self-defense. It is a loose adaptation of the 1934 play Mon crime by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil,[4] which has been adapted into two American films, True Confession (1937) and Cross My Heart (1946).
Cast[edit]
- Nadia Tereszkiewicz as Madeleine Verdier
- Rebecca Marder as Pauline Mauléon
- Isabelle Huppert as Odette Chaumette
- Fabrice Luchini as Gustave Rabusset
- Dany Boon as Fernand Palmarède
- André Dussollier as M. Bonnard
- Édouard Sulpice as André Bonnard
- Régis Laspalès as Inspector Brun
- Olivier Broche as Léon Trapu
- Félix Lefebvre as Gilbert Raton
- Franck de Lapersonne as Pistole
- Evelyne Buyle as Simone Bernard
- Michel Fau as Maurice Vrai
- Daniel Prévost as M. Parvot
- Myriam Boyer as Madame Jus
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Montferrand
- Lucia Sanchez as Mme Alvarez
- Dominique Besnehard as Restaurant Head waiter
Production[edit]
Ozon conceived of the film during the COVID-19 lockdowns. He described it as being "ultimately about the triumph of sorority". He said, "it ends with a play in the tradition of Jean Renoir. It's also a playful reference to The Last Metro by François Truffaut". Huppert's character was based on the actress Sarah Bernhardt. Other influences included "American screwball comedies from the 1930s", particularly films by Ernst Lubitsch and Frank Capra, as well as "the Paris of the 1930s viewed by the Americans, as in the film Victor/Victoria by Blake Edwards".[4]
Filming took place from April to June 2022, in and around Paris and in Charleroi and Brussels, Belgium.[5]
Release[edit]
The film screened for industry professionals on 10 January 2023 at Unifrance's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema showcase in Paris.[6] It premiered as the opening film at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers on 21 January 2023.[7]
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 48 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "With alluring razzmatazz, The Crime is Mine and its superlative stars will seduce farce lovers and Francophiles."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Crime Is Mine". Playtime. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "The Crime Is Mine (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (18 May 2021). "Francois Ozon Filming 'Madeleine' With Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon; Playtime Handles Sales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (14 January 2022). "Francois Ozon Discusses His 'Post #MeToo Comedy' 'The Crime Is Mine' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (7 June 2022). "François Ozon is shooting the mysterious The Crime is Mine". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (29 November 2022). "Francois Ozon's Star-Studded 'My Crime' to World Premiere on Opening Night of Unifrance's Paris Rendez-Vous Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Beauvallet, Laurent (9 December 2022). "Sandrine Kiberlain, Batman et François Ozon rejoignent l'affiche de Premiers plans, à Angers". Ouest-France. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "The Crime Is Mine". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "The Crime Is Mine". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
