movie
Criminal Lovers
Director: François Ozon
Year: 1999
Plot: Modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.
Original Title:
Les amants criminels
Director:
François Ozon
Writer:
François Ozon
,
Marcia Romano
,
Annabelle Perrichon
,
Arthur Rimbaud
,
Marina de Van
Producer:
Olivier Delbosc
,
Marc Missonnier
Type: movie
Year: 1999
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Cast:
Agnès Accaria
,
Ranzi Adjeri
,
Brigitte Albuquerque
,
Martihino Albuquerque
,
Nicolas Albuquerque
,
Anne-Laure Borel
,
Laurent Brunéo
,
Lionel Cathelin
,
Emmanuelle Chazot
,
Marielle Coubaillon
,
Fernand Da Silva
,
Guillaume Deschanel
,
Patrice Desolière
,
Didier Doignon
,
Aurélie Fournet-Fayard
,
Guyslaine Gardès
,
Béatrice Guillemet
,
Rabah Hamdaoui
,
Julien Jallut
,
Aglaë Jonathan
,
Ludovic Lamadon
,
Aude Lapreste
,
Jakie Laverdure
,
Séverinne Le Blanc
,
Renaud Mallet
,
Marie-Claire Mazzini
,
Renaud Morano
,
Alain Moresco
,
Cécile Paccard
,
Marie-Pierre Perez
,
Caroline Presset
,
Cécile Stratonovitch
,
Hosine Talbi
,
Arnaud Teissière
,
Aurélien Boyer
,
Jean-Christophe Bozzo
,
Sébastien Brolis
,
Jerôme Dalle
,
Philippe Drumelle
,
Guy Durand
,
Guillaume Latrasse
,
François Lauret
,
Thierry Lemoine
,
Christophe Luiz
,
Julien Martres
,
Bernard Maume
,
Olivier Papot
,
Jonathan Piano
,
Frédéric Picot
,
Myriam Aubert
,
Elisabeth Gayton
,
Marie Petit
,
Raphaelle Rioi
,
Catherine Vierne
,
Marion Gaumet
,
Natacha Régnier
,
Jérémie Renier
,
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
,
Salim Kechiouche
,
Yasmine Belmadi
,
Jean-Louis Debard
,
Gil Demurger
,
Sylvie Colas
Runtimes:
96
Countries:
France
Languages:
French
Color Info:
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Original Air Date: 18 Aug 1999 (France)
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 4411
Year: 1999
Akas:
Criminal Lovers (South Africa, English title)
,
Criminal Lovers (World-wide, English title)
,
Criminal Lovers (Egypt, English title)
,
Criminal Lovers (United States)
,
Criminal Lovers (United Kingdom)
Production Companies:
Fidélité Productions
,
Arte France Cinéma
,
StudioCanal
,
Euro Space
,
Canal+
,
Studio Images 5
,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Distributors:
Mars Distribution
,
Euro Space
,
Film Office
,
Altered Innocence
,
Cinemien
,
Intercinema Art Agency
,
Strand Releasing
,
Accent Film Entertainment
,
Alamode Film
,
Homescreen
,
Warner Home Video
Synopsis:
The movie begins with an explicit murder scene. We later learn high school student Alice (Natacha Régnier) convinced her lover, Luc (Jérémie Renier), to murder their classmate Saïd (Salim Kechiouche), whom she claims raped her with a group of his friends. After the murder they take Luc's parents' car and go off to rob a jewelry store. When they dispose of the body in the woods, the couple get lost on their way back to their car and are captured by a mysterious forest dweller (Miki Manojlovic). Matters take an even more bizarre twist when the stranger locks the young lovers in his basement and reveals that he plans to eat them.
The movie shows the events that led up to the murder of their classmate and the ordeals the two lovers undergo in the cabin. Alice is very sexually active, but Luc is still a virgin. Sometimes it feels like a bizarre twist of Grimm's "Hansel and Gretel" in true François Ozon style.
Cinematographer:
Pierre Stoeber
Producer:
Olivier Delbosc
,
Marc Missonnier
Production Manager:
Philippe Royer
,
Mat Troi Day
,
Florent Fay
,
Mélanie Karlin
Art Direction:
Arnaud de Moleron
Certificates:
Argentina:18
,
Australia:R
,
Brazil:16
,
Canada:R
,
Finland:K-18
,
France:16
,
Germany:18
,
Hong Kong:III
,
Italy:VM14
,
Netherlands:16::(DVD rating)
,
New Zealand:R18
,
Norway:15::(recommended rating)
,
Russia:18+
,
Singapore:R(A)
,
South Korea:18
,
United Kingdom:18
,
United States:TV-MA::(video rating)
Composer:
Philippe Rombi
Editor:
Claudine Bouché
,
Dominique Petrot
Editorial Department:
Frédéric Krettly
,
Patrick Delamotte
Sound Crew:
Salim Amrani
,
Charles Autrand
,
Gael Nicolas
,
Carl Goetgheluck
,
Alexandre Weiser
,
Christophe Bourreau
,
Olivier Grandjean
,
François Guillaume
,
Benoît Hillebrant
Music Department:
Christophe Flous
,
Orchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte
,
Yann Arnaud
,
Vilém Blodek
,
Zdenek Fibich
,
Philippe Rombi
Miscellaneous Crew:
Samuel Bordet
,
Jean-Jacques Boulben
,
Damien Saussol
,
Michel Dalmet
,
Laurent Crouzeix
,
Emeric Esteves
,
Laurent Guerrier
,
Christine Bardot
,
Laurent Batisse
,
Jerôme Dumas
,
Stéphane Germain
,
Valerie Arbib
,
Gilles Cappelletto
,
Agnès Chabot
Thanks:
Jean-Guillaume Mathieu
,
Brahim Chioua
,
Nathalie Bloch-Lainé
,
Christophe Vidal
,
Isabelle Peyrefitte
,
Philippe Barassat
,
Pierre Benque
,
Marina de Van
,
Pascale Ferran
,
Jean Labadie
,
Gaël Morel
Other Companies:
Agnès B.
,
Citroën
,
Groupe TSF
,
Levi's
,
Rubini & Associés
Costume Designer:
Pascaline Chavanne
Make Up:
Nelly Robin
,
Agnès Morlhigem
,
Manuela Taco
Assistant Director:
Cecile Teuma
,
Cyril Beymondoux
,
Hubert Barbin
,
Cyril Duval
Art Department:
Emmanuel Marais
,
Arthur Deleu
,
Etienne Rohde
,
Yann Toussaint
,
Nicolas Doyon
,
Loth Birnadac
,
Ludovic Carroue
,
Sophie Chandoutis
,
Vincent Chassaing
,
Frédérique Chauvineau
,
Yann Ducrot
,
Pascale Godard
,
Cécile Groud
,
Jean Kereriden
,
Gildes Maleau
,
Isabelle Morange
,
Bruno Salvatore
,
Joël Tompousky
,
Daniel de Kerfel
,
Stéphane Renié
Camera and Electrical Department:
Julien Monneret
,
Caroline Swarowsky
,
Guillaume Lomprez
,
Éric Le Roux
,
Stéphane Beneyton
,
Jacques Bulot
,
Jean-Claude Moireau
,
Jacques Monge
,
Carlos Ribeiro
,
Benoît Rizzotti
,
Hervé Rousset
Set Decoration:
Pierre Griffon
,
Marc Thiébault
Costume Department:
Christine Vargas
Production Design:
Arnaud de Moleron
Special Effects:
Pierre Olivier Persin
,
Philippe Alleton
,
Pierre Turmeau
,
Philippe van Herwijnen
Videos: Video 1
Script Department:
Anne Wermelinger
Stunt Performer:
Gil Demurger
Seasons:
Stéphane Foenkinos