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Violette

Original title: Violette Nozière
  • 1978
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.6K
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Isabelle Huppert in Violette (1978)
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In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly inc... Read allIn an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.

  • Director
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Writers
    • Odile Barski
    • Hervé Bromberger
    • Frédéric Grendel
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Stéphane Audran
    • Jean Carmet
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Odile Barski
      • Hervé Bromberger
      • Frédéric Grendel
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Stéphane Audran
      • Jean Carmet
    • 13User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Violette Nozière
    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Germaine Nozière
    • (as Stephane Audran)
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • Baptiste Nozière
    Jean-François Garreaud
    Jean-François Garreaud
    • Jean Dabin
    Guy Hoffmann
    Guy Hoffmann
    • Le juge
    Jean Dalmain
    Jean Dalmain
    • Émile
    Lisa Langlois
    Lisa Langlois
    • Maddy
    François Maistre
    François Maistre
    • Monsieur Mayeul
    Philippe Procot
    • Me Vésine-Larue
    Bernard Alane
    Bernard Alane
    • Le fils Pinguet
    Mario David
    Mario David
    • Le directeur de la prison
    Bernadette Lafont
    Bernadette Lafont
    • La co-détenue
    Fabrice Luchini
    Fabrice Luchini
    • Camus, l'étudiant
    Greg Germain
    • Le musicien noir
    • (as Grégory Germain)
    Zoé Chauveau
    Zoé Chauveau
    • Zoé
    Maurice Vaudaux
    • Willy
    Didier Valmont
    Dora Doll
    Dora Doll
    • Madame Mayeul
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Odile Barski
      • Hervé Bromberger
      • Frédéric Grendel
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    • Trivia
      The first time that director Claude Chabrol worked with actress Isabelle Huppert. They would later work together on: Story of Women (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), La Cérémonie (1995), The Swindle (1997), Nightcap (2000), and Comedy of Power (2006).
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Wild Geese/A Dream of Passion/Goin' Coconuts/Slow Dancing in the Big City/Violette (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Parlez-moi d'Amour
      Music by Jean Lenoir
      Lyrics by Jean Lenoir
      Performed by Lucienne Boyer

    User reviews13

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    not among Chabrol's stronger works, but worthwhile

    Paris in the early 1930s: Fourteen-year-old girl Violette has relationships with various men and is disenchanted with her parents, who show no compassion for the girl's problems. How can they be solved? Not one of director Chabrol strongest works, film is buoyed by exceptional camerawork (Jean Rabier) and an appropriately melancholy performance by Huppert as the young girl. Interesting mainly for Chabrol enthusiasts, others beware of the complicated narrative structure. Most reviews reveal too much of the plot! From a novel by Jean-Marie Fitère, which is based on a true case.
    • RonAltman
    • Jun 19, 2000
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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1978 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Canada
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Violette Nozière
    • Filming locations
      • Rue Santos-Dumont, Paris 15, Paris, France(Violette and Jean in the street, making plans)
    • Production companies
      • Filmel
      • France Régions 3 (FR3)
      • Cinévidéo
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    • Budget
      • CA$1,360,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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