Corps et biens (1986)
Directed by Benoît Jacquot
Drama
aka: Lost with All Hands
Film Synopsis
With the help of her daughter, Paule, Madame Krantz runs a boarding house on the Atlantic coast. She spends her days gossiping with her neighbour, Laurie, with whom she drains many bottles of gin. Laurie lives only for her one night stands with desirable young men - a hobby that one day costs her her life, as one of her gigolos, Michel Sauvage, cuts her throat. Madame Krantz swears to avenge the death of her friend, not knowing that Michel, who lives by exploiting wealthy widows, has her in his sights...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Benoît Jacquot
- Script: Benoît Jacquot, James Gunn (novel)
- Cinematographer: Renato Berta
- Music: Eric Lelann
- Cast: Lambert Wilson (Michel Sauvage), Dominique Sanda (Helene), Jean-Pierre Léaud (Marcel), Ingrid Held (Ariane), Sabine Haudepin (Paule Krantz), Laura Betti (Laurie), Roland Bertin (Docteur Loscure), Danielle Darrieux (Madame Krantz), François Siener (François), Marie Wiart (Simone), Jérôme Zucca (Filasse), Anne-Caroline d' Arnaudy, Serge Barbuccia, Gérard Boucaron, Igor Eisner, Benoît Gourley, Valérie Jeannet, Dominique Lamure, Olivia Lancelot, Jean-Pierre Monnier
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 100 min
- Aka: Lost with All Hands ; With All Hands
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