In His Hands

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In His Hands

2005

1h 30m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A married woman (Isabelle Carré) has an affair with a veterinarian (Benoît Poelvoorde), despite her growing suspicions that he is a serial killer.

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David Rooney

Variety

The accomplished filmmaker and her able cast still manage to provide rewards in the delicacy with which they sketch the way a woman in a marriage neither happy nor unhappy drifts into an affair, and persists despite clear indications of extreme danger.

Mar 10, 2006

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Dan Sallitt

Senses of Cinema

Practically a remake of Claude Chabrol's Le Boucher (1969), Entre ses mains makes a certain number of irritating commercial concessions.

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

It's a taut, observant thriller that tries to find out why the moth is drawn to the proverbial -- and potentially deadly -- flame.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 10, 2006

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Tracy Allerton

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The thrills, alas, are few and far between, and the psychological element is too hard to believe.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 9, 2006

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An homage to Chabrol's "Le Boucher". Poelvoorde and Carré are both excellent.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

I was surprised that this drama is very good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Riveting film noir thriller about a confused mother who falls for a serial killer. Sort of subject that Claude Chabrol used to make movies about but this far better. Bit annoyed with the woman though. How can anyone be so stupid? Guess it's a chick's thing. Interesting the director is female. Maybe she knows things us guys don't.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Claire Gauthier thought she could save a serial killer. :-) Good one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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disappointing french 'thriller'

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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as if. AS IF. spectacularly mis-cast male and female lead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Anne Fontaine

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Benoît Poelvoorde

Laurent

Isabelle Carré

Claire

Jonathan Zaccaï

Fabrice

Valérie Donzelli

Valérie

Agathe Louvieaux

Pauline

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Synopsis

A married woman (Isabelle Carré) has an affair with a veterinarian (Benoît Poelvoorde), despite her growing suspicions that he is a serial killer.

Director: Anne Fontaine
Producer: Bruno Pèsery, Philippe Carcassonne
Screenwriter: Anne Fontaine, Julien Boivent
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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