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Title: The Big Picture (2010)
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| Romain Duris | ... | Paul Exben | |
| Marina Foïs | ... | Sarah Exben | |
| Niels Arestrup | ... | Bartholomé | |
| Branka Katic | ... | Ivana | |
| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Anne | |
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Eric Ruf | ... | Grégoire Kremer |
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Enzo Caçote | ... | Hugo Exben |
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Luka Antic | ... | Baptiste |
| Rachel Desmarest | ... | Fiona Exben (as Rachel Berger) | |
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Esteban Carvajal-Alegria | ... | Valéry Grey (as Esteban Carvajal Alegria) |
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Florence Muller | ... | Clarisse |
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Jean-Paul Bathany | ... | Jean-Claude |
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Carole Weiss | ... | Annie |
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Philippe Dusseau | ... | Emmanuel |
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Olivier Rogers | ... | Pierre |
Paul Exben is a success story - partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error. Standing over the corpse of his wife's lover, Paul knows that his perfect life has gone for good. But by assuming the dead man's identity and fleeing for an isolated part of former Yugoslavia on the beautiful Adriatic coast, Paul gets another shot at being himself and, at last, seeing the big picture. Written by The Film Catalogue
I saw this film at the 2010 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, and it was a pleasant surprise.
Great performances, tightly directed, and a very compelling storyline, in addition to a being beautifully shot and using some great Magnum Photos in the film as part of the main character's unexpected shift into a new world and a new life.
Based on the American writer Douglas Kennedy's acclaimed book of the same name, but changed to a Euro setting, director Eric Lartigau easily shows how European filmmakers can take the themes of murder, obsession and identity to new artistic heights, while also giving us one of the best thrillers of 2010. It's a thriller as cinematic art as only the Europeans can do.
The film might not have gotten as much attention as other films at TIFF 2010, but it definitely should. I truly hope it gets a wider release here in Canada and elsewhere.
Seek it out. Decidedly worthwhile.