L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins (2012) Directed by Jacques Richard
Comedy / Drama
Film Synopsis
Eléonore is an attractive young girl, about twenty years in age,
who has lost both her parents and an arm in a terrible accident.
At present, she lives in an orphanage in Burgundy. Judge London,
a local magistrate, takes an interest in her and invites her to stay at
his château, with the intention of adopting her as his own
daughter. Unbeknown to her mysterious protector, Eléonore
is in love with Robinson, who works as an illusionist at nightclub
belonging to the shady entrepreneur Renaud Duraquet. When a
series of odious crimes are perpetrated on several young woman,
suspicion falls on Robinson, on account of his far from unblemished
past. Meanwhile, Judge London's interest in Eléonore takes
on a darker hue when it is revealed that he has taken to watching her
without her knowing through a one-way mirror...
Cinematographer: Florent Astolfi,
David Cailley,
Jacques Richard
Music: Thierry Boulanger,
Béatrice Thiriet
Cast:Jean-Claude Dreyfus (Renaud Duraquet),
Noémie Merlant (Éléonore),
Elodie Hachet (Rita),
Dominique Pinon (L'inspecteur Lamentin),
Melvil Poupaud (Robinson),
Caroline Loeb (Maggy),
Fabrice Carlier (Omar),
Pasquale D'Inca (Le juge George London),
Marianne N'Diaye (Dédée),
Marie-France (AssistanteYujiro),
Marie Marczack (Soeur Marthe),
Kentaro (Yujiro),
Nil Dudoignon-Valade (Le juge - enfant),
Lydie Lacroix (La danseuse polonaise),
Fabrice Ilia Leroy (Le curé),
Mariame N'Diaye (Dédée),
Giulia Richard (Cécile),
Nicolas Topor (Le chef cuisinier),
Jacques Richard (Le surveillant du magasin)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 97 min
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