Confidentially Yours
Encyclopedia
Confidentially Yours is a 1983
French film
directed by François Truffaut
. It is based on the novel The Long Saturday Night, by the American author Charles Williams
, and was Truffaut's last film. He died the next year, aged 52, after being diagnosed with a brain tumor
. The film had a total of 1,169,635 admissions in France and was the 39th highest grossing film of the year.
), an estate agent who knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discover that Marie-Christine Vercel (Caroline Sihol), Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is the prime suspect. But his secretary, Barbara Becker (Fanny Ardant
), while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations.
1983 in film
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French film
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
directed by François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
. It is based on the novel The Long Saturday Night, by the American author Charles Williams
Charles Williams (U.S. author)
Charles Williams was an American writer of hardboiled crime fiction. He is regarded by critics as one of the finest suspense novelists of the 1950s and 1960s. His 1951 debut, the pulp paperback novel Hill Girl, sold over a million copies...
, and was Truffaut's last film. He died the next year, aged 52, after being diagnosed with a brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
. The film had a total of 1,169,635 admissions in France and was the 39th highest grossing film of the year.
Synopsis
Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place as Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
), an estate agent who knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discover that Marie-Christine Vercel (Caroline Sihol), Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is the prime suspect. But his secretary, Barbara Becker (Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.-Early life:...
), while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations.
Cast
- Fanny ArdantFanny ArdantFanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.-Early life:...
... Barbara Becker - Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
... Julien Vercel - Jean-Pierre KalfonJean-Pierre KalfonJean-Pierre Kalfon is a French film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* The Rabbi's Cat * Parc * The Dreamers * Lulu * La Repetition...
... Massoulier (the priest) - Philippe Laudenbach ... Maitre Clement
- Philippe Morier-GenoudPhilippe Morier-Genoud-Selected filmography:* Confidentially Yours * Au revoir les enfants * Cyrano de Bergerac * Safe Conduct -Reference:...
... Supt. Santelli - Xavier Saint-MacaryXavier Saint-MacaryXavier Saint-Macary was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary.Saint-Macary played in la Nuit américaine and le Château perdu in 1973...
... Bertrand Fabre - Jean-Louis RichardJean-Louis Richard-Biography:Born as Jean Marius Richard in Paris, Richard was Jeanne Moreau's first husband from 1949 to 1951.-Selected Filmography:* 2003 : Mister V. by Émilie Deleuze : Patrice Lemoigne* 2003 : Mauvais esprit by Patrick Alessandrin...
... Louison - Caroline Sihol ... Marie-Christine Vercel
- Castel Casti
- Anik Belaubre ... Paule Delbecq
- Yann Dedet ... Angel Face
- Nicole Félix ... The scarfaced whore
- Georges Koulouris ... Lablache
- Pascale Pellegrin ... Secretarial candidate
- Roland Thénot ... Jambreau