Comedy of Power
I always enjoy watching a new Claude Chabrol film and Comedy of Power is no exception. Chabrol does a very good job of directing the film. The intelligent screenplay is written by Chabrol and Odile Barski.
Magistrate Jeanne Charmont-Killman (Isabelle Huppert) is going after corrupt businessmen of the highest order. The first man she wants to bring down is Michel Humeau (Francois Berleand). And bring him down she does. After all, she has Jacques Sibaud (Patrick Bruel) on her side (or so she thinks). But the big boys don't like what Jeanne is doing to them. They try to stop her more than once but they don't succeed. One of their ploys is to hire another judge to help her with the case - a woman named Erika (Marilyne Canto) - but the two women become allies (it seems that men many think that two intelligent women will rip each other to pieces).
Jeanne's obsession with work is causing problems in her marriage to her husband Phillipe (Robin Renucci), who is a doctor. But she finds a close confidant in her nephew Felix (Thomas Chabrol). The dialog is sharp and one should listen very carefully in order to understand what is going on. And by the way, although there is humor in the film it is not a comedy. Someone told me that a French person (who saw the film when she did) told her that actual translation of the title is Drunk with Power. That makes much more sense to me.
All of the acting is very good. But this is Huppert's film. She is so natural in her role and you can tell just how much she enjoys playing this part. She is truly one of the finest actresses working in cinema today (and for so many years). The film was beautifully shot by the great Eduordo Serra.
Comedy of Power is based on an actual case of corruption involving oilmen in France. It certainly sounds familiar. The whole world is bathed in corruption. But as long as filmmakers continue to make films about power and corruption we will not forget just how crooked most corporations and politicians are. Three cheers to Claude Chabrol for making this film.
Magistrate Jeanne Charmont-Killman (Isabelle Huppert) is going after corrupt businessmen of the highest order. The first man she wants to bring down is Michel Humeau (Francois Berleand). And bring him down she does. After all, she has Jacques Sibaud (Patrick Bruel) on her side (or so she thinks). But the big boys don't like what Jeanne is doing to them. They try to stop her more than once but they don't succeed. One of their ploys is to hire another judge to help her with the case - a woman named Erika (Marilyne Canto) - but the two women become allies (it seems that men many think that two intelligent women will rip each other to pieces).
Jeanne's obsession with work is causing problems in her marriage to her husband Phillipe (Robin Renucci), who is a doctor. But she finds a close confidant in her nephew Felix (Thomas Chabrol). The dialog is sharp and one should listen very carefully in order to understand what is going on. And by the way, although there is humor in the film it is not a comedy. Someone told me that a French person (who saw the film when she did) told her that actual translation of the title is Drunk with Power. That makes much more sense to me.
All of the acting is very good. But this is Huppert's film. She is so natural in her role and you can tell just how much she enjoys playing this part. She is truly one of the finest actresses working in cinema today (and for so many years). The film was beautifully shot by the great Eduordo Serra.
Comedy of Power is based on an actual case of corruption involving oilmen in France. It certainly sounds familiar. The whole world is bathed in corruption. But as long as filmmakers continue to make films about power and corruption we will not forget just how crooked most corporations and politicians are. Three cheers to Claude Chabrol for making this film.
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