Movie·2001·1h 29m
A Crime in Paradise
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Un crime au Paradis
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
Written By
Sébastien Japrisot, Sacha Guitry
Producer
Hervé Truffaut, Christian Fechner
Music
Pierre Bachelet
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jacques Villeret
Jojo Braconnier
Josiane Balasko
Lulu Braconnier
André Dussollier
Maître Jacquard
Suzanne Flon
La maîtresse
Gérard Hernandez
Jacky
Roland Magdane
Le patron du café
Jacques Dacqmine
Laborde, président du tribunal
Valérie Mairesse
Magali Gianelli, la femme du patron du café
Dominique Lavanant
Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne
Daniel Prévost
l'avocat général
Levi Roots
Billy Springer
Jean-Robert Lombard
Le greffier
// crew
Crew
Jean Becker
Director, Writer
Hervé Truffaut
Executive Producer
Christian Fechner
Producer
Sébastien Japrisot
Writer
Sacha Guitry
Writer
Pierre Bachelet
Original Music Composer
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