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      Place Vendome

      Released Aug 18, 2000 1 hr. 58 min. Mystery & Thriller List
      85% 20 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 500+ Ratings Audience Score The death of Vincent Mallivert, director of one of the prestigious jewelry shops on Place Vendme, leaves his wife Marianne at a terrible crossroads in her life. Marianne lives in a boozy stupor most of the time... until the day she discovers seven magnificent diamonds stashed away in her husband's hidden chest. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention. Perhaps I was lost in translation. Probably it was the film looking broken between scenes itself. All I found is baffling however. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Murky plotline, mildly interesting delivery by Deneuve. Deneuve, wife of a prominent diamond merchant/jeweler (Fresson), has been living in a state of permanent rehab. Once a diamond merchant herself, her nerves are shattered and her drinking out-of-control from being relegated to the role of housewife under her controlling spouse and his staff. Meanwhile, Fresson's been struggling to keep the business afloat, the flow of his stones from ever-more shady sources. He stashes several of the best jewels for Deneuve at home as her insurance policy and then commits suicide. Deneuve has to sober up quick, pull herself up by her own bootstraps to survive the firm's pending bankruptcy and ply her old trade in vending the stones. All the while, she's trying to learn the stones' history and dodge those who would prefer to have them, including the original owners who are charging hard to collect their due. As with many French films, plot development is subtle and, in this mystery, almost too subtle for even the most attentive viewer to devine. At points, it's unclear even how many stones Deneuve's actually holding. Accordingly, advance knowledge of the players is helpful. Thinly bearded Berleand is Fresson's brother, wanting the stones to set the business right - and to set Deneuve back into cold storage. Balding Bacri is a down-and-out repo man, reluctantly enlisted by the owners. Dutronc's already owned by the owners; his walking brace suggests they don't forgive easily. Tall & sexy Seigner is a salesclerk for the firm, Fresson's former mistress, both Bacri's and Dutronc's lover - as well as a patsy in Dutronc's scheming. Deneuve's still lovely, but her age is telling: she's hardly the Belle de Jour we all remember. Still her delivery intrigues, and it's her presence, more than the murky & complex plot, that is the film's best recommendation. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Impresionante Catherine Deneuve, como siempre. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Deneuve is absolutely brilliant in this film, and this is actually one of my favorite films of all time. This is an awesome suspense piece and it matches some of Claude Chabrol's works. It really makes me wish Deneuve would work with Chabrol. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A brilliant film, with a great performance of Deneuve and a witty, subtle regard to the Place Vendome's world of jewelry, money and bourgoisie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Catherine Deneuve, how do I love you? Let me count the ways! No, seriously-It's a scintillating tour de force. No, REALLY seriously--She's a shady, alcoholic Jewelress! She's like the aftermath of a Russian novel! LOVE! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Almar Haflidason BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Feb 20, 2002 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Apr 2, 2001 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Apr 2, 2001 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 10, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 15, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The death of Vincent Mallivert, director of one of the prestigious jewelry shops on Place Vendme, leaves his wife Marianne at a terrible crossroads in her life. Marianne lives in a boozy stupor most of the time... until the day she discovers seven magnificent diamonds stashed away in her husband's hidden chest.
      Director
      Nicole Garcia
      Executive Producer
      Christine Gozlan
      Screenwriter
      Nicole Garcia, Jacques Fieschi
      Distributor
      Empire Pictures
      Production Co
      TF1 Films Productions, Le Studio Canal +, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Les Films Alain Sarde
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 18, 2000, Wide
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $884.8K
      Sound Mix
      Surround, DTS-ES, DTS
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)