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Dominican Rep. Merci pour le chocolat (Nightcap)
- Original title
- Merci pour le chocolataka
- AKA
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- Merci pour le chocolat
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
France- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
Jacques Dutronc
Anna Mouglalis
Rodolphe Pauly
Brigitte Catillon
Michel Robin- Mathieu Simonet
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Thriller. Drama | Psychological Thriller. Music
- Synopsis
- Huppert plays Mika, wife of celebrated pianist Andre Polonski (Jacques Dutronc) and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his sixth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne (Anna Mouglalis), a young woman who has learned that she was almost switched at birth with Guillaume whilst in hospital. Also a pianist, Jeanne harbours a suspicion that she may be Andre's daughter. Andre undertakes to continue her piano tuition, but, on entering the Polonski family, Jeanne begins to notice the icily controlled Mika behaving strangely. Her suspicions aroused, Jeanne begins the dangerous task of unravelling Mika's dark past of secrets and lies...
- Awards
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2000: Montréal World Film Festival: Best Actress (ex aequo) (Isabelle Huppert)
- Critics' reviews
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"An elegant, exquisitely modulated psychological thriller."
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"Huppert gives what may be her wittiest passive-aggressive performance yet."
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"An impeccable study in perversity."
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"In his 48th film of his 44-year career, New Wave pioneer Chabrol remains at the height of his powers."
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"This is one of Mr. Chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny."
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"Merci Pour le Chocolat turns out to be as irresistible as a piece of dark chocolate."
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