Fresh Bait

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Fresh Bait

1995

1h 57m

Mystery & Thriller

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With the ambition to start a boutique overseas but without the means to do so, Nathalie (Marie Gillain) finds herself in a desperate situation, where she would do anything to acquire what she needs. Along with her boyfriend, Eric (Olivier Sitruk), and his friend Bruno (Bruno Putzulu), she concocts a plan where she seduces clueless men and accompanies them to their places, then allows Eric and Bruno to break in. But the three soon encounter trouble after one of their schemes ends in murder.

Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

far too intent on capturing the minutaie of the trio's crime to make this a compelling movie

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2005

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Lovely Marie Gillain exploits her turn in the spotlight as truly voyeuristic bait. But, the story is mindless, the concept adolescent, the pacing feverishly repetitious.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 11, 2005

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Audience Member

A modern, ambiguous "anti-thriller"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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... de la retrospectiva en la Berlinale!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Based on true events happened in France. Not impressive overall however. Was it really from 1995... didn't look like it at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Tavernier films never sound good on paper, but they're always worth seeing. This is no exception.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

excellent film qui montre violence et brutalitÃ© humaine avec Ã©lÃ©gance...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

This true crime drama have me thinking about how much Hollywood references were placed in the film, to perhaps to either demystify the mass-manufactured illusion of glossy America, or even (at speculative) worst, everything America in pre-Nicolas Sarkozy France (the Francois Mitterand era circa 1980?).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Bertrand Tavernier

Director

Marie Gillain

Nathalie

Olivier Sitruk

Eric

Bruno Putzulu

Bruno

Richard Berry

Alain

Philippe Duclos

Antoine

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Synopsis

With the ambition to start a boutique overseas but without the means to do so, Nathalie (Marie Gillain) finds herself in a desperate situation, where she would do anything to acquire what she needs. Along with her boyfriend, Eric (Olivier Sitruk), and his friend Bruno (Bruno Putzulu), she concocts a plan where she seduces clueless men and accompanies them to their places, then allows Eric and Bruno to break in. But the three soon encounter trouble after one of their schemes ends in murder.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Producer: René Cleitman, Frederic Bourboulonj
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 26, 2005
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Surround