Barocco (1976)

Directed by

André Téchiné

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman talks her boxer boyfriend into taking a bribe to discredit a local politician. After he is murdered she meets the killer and tries to turn him into a copy of her lost love.

tensedramaticmelancholicatmosphericdarkly romanticpsychologically intensevisually stylishsuspenseful

What happens

Barocco is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meets the killer and plans to remake him into the image of her slain lover. The film won three César Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Cinematography and Best Music. The film had a total of 678,734 admissions in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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