False Confessions

Name: False Confessions
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: July 14, 2017
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Bernard Verley, Bulle Ogier, Fred Ulysse, Georges Fatna, Isabelle Huppert

2017

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Big World Pictures | Release Date: July 14, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Bernard Verley, Bulle Ogier, Fred Ulysse, Georges Fatna, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Malo, Louis Garrel, Manon Combes, Sylvain Levitte, Yves Jacques

Summary: Araminte (Isabelle Huppert) is a wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant. Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte’s manservant Dubois (Yves Jacques), manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton (Manon Combes). Dorante,Araminte (Isabelle Huppert) is a wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant. Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte’s manservant Dubois (Yves Jacques), manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton (Manon Combes). Dorante, by turns pitiable and proficient, but always deferential to his social better, walks a fine line in his quest to arouse an equal desire in the object of his affections. Araminte’s mother (Bulle Ogier), who suspects the young man’s intentions, wants to push her daughter into the arms of an aged, hard-up Count (Jean-Pierre Malo). … Expand

Director: Luc Bondy and Marie-Louise Bischofberger

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Andrew Crump

Jul 20, 2017

Isabelle Huppert walks on screen in Luc Bondy’s False Confessions intent, it seems, on reminding audiences that she can do anything, including turn a modern adaptation of outdated theater tropes into near-vital product. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Jul 14, 2017

Huppert is still there plugging away in every scene. To the extent that False Confessions does intermittently succeed, it is due almost entirely to her efforts. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jul 10, 2017

The film is a trim farce with no blood flowing under its skin, as it’s all construction, setup, and payoff. Read full review

Melissa Anderson

Jul 13, 2017

In Luc Bondy’s largely inert False Confessions, the tedium is broken by the [Isabelle Huppert's] outfits, and by the way she moves in them. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Aug 9, 2017

False Confessions can be admired for its high style and distinct tone, but if you really want to enjoy it, you’ll have to force yourself. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jul 13, 2017

There is little to recommend here, even for Huppert completists who follow her anywhere. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 13, 2017

Unfortunately, to follow these characters around is to experience not great theater, nor rich cinema, nor architectural wonder, but rather the itch of the restless spectator. Read full review

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