From a tough piano teacher’s booty with destructive impulses in The Pianist, to a brooding businessman psychologically metamorphosed in Elle, to a murderous postman in Ceremony, there’s no doubt that Isabelle Hooper delivers roles that amaze.
And he surprises again in the police comedy La Daronne, where he plays the role of… a drug dealer.
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Directed in 2020 by Jean-Paul Salomé (to whom we owe Les femmes de l’ombre) and starring Lillian Rovere, Hippolyte Girardot and Raphael Cuenard, this dark and comic thriller follows Patience Portefeux, a chef at a Franco-Arab company . and a legal interpreter who specializes in drug squad hearings.
While investigating, he discovers that one of the dealers is the son of a nurse who takes care of his mother. Against all odds, she decides to cover for this young man and finds herself at the head of a huge traffic jam.
“50% cop, 50% drug dealer, 100% clean”
And if the synopsis has the merit of leaving a mystery, the trailer, on the other hand, reveals too many surprises about the trajectory of the film. So we forget the trailer and sit right in front of the screen.
in the menu DaronA well-crafted script, a steady pace and cruel humor. A fun mix that earned this fun little thriller three festival nominations, including one for Best Adaptation at César in 2021.
Because before it was a feature film, Daron First and foremost is the bestseller by Hennelore Kyre, which Jean-Paul Salome wanted to pay homage to. Therefore, the director wanted to work with a French novelist.
At the release of his film, Jean-Paul Salome confided: “Hannelore, probably out of exhaustion, because she had the impression that she was repeating herself, sometimes wanted to deviate from the novel. I was a temple guard, responsible for reminding her not to, it worked very well. Good.” Judge for yourself!
Tonight on France 2 at 21:10.
Source: Allocine
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