Comedy of Power

– A magistrate investigates a corporate executive...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
L'Ivresse du pouvoir
Comedy of Power (2006) - Also known as L'Ivresse du pouvoir

A magistrate investigates a corporate executive.

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Comedy of Power (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Feb 2006

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writer:

Claude Chabrol (scenario), Odile Barski (scenario), Odile Barski (adaptation), Claude Chabrol (adaptation), Odile Barski (dialogue), Claude Chabrol (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Marilyne Canto

Plot:

A character study. Jeanne Charmant-Killman is an investigative magistrate, tough minded, swift moving, taking on a group of political fixers who pay bribes and skim large sums for personal use. She breaks them one at a time. Meanwhile, her work takes its toll: relations with her husband are strained, and the group under investigation strikes back by tampering with the brakes of her car and placing a mole in her office. Can she stand up to the pressure, and what's her reward?

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Production:

Koch Lorber Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
64%