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Violette Nozière
“The Story of an Extraordinary Crime.”
6.7 / 10• 1978• 2h 4m•NR• French
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
Cast & Crew
Isabelle Huppert
Violette Nozière
Lead
Stéphane Audran
Germaine Nozière
Jean Carmet
Baptiste Nozière
Jean-François Garreaud
Jean Dabin
Lisa Langlois
Maddy
Bernard Alane
Pinguet's son
François Maistre
Monsieur Mayeul
JD
Jean Dalmain
Émile
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Chabrol's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Violette Nozière is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
