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Title Abuse of weakness / Jean-François Lepetit présente ; un film de Catherine Breillat ; produit par Jean-François Lepetit ; un co-production France-Belgiuqe-Allemagne, Flach Film Production [and five others].

Publication Info. Culver City, CA : Strand Releasing, [2014]

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 Moore Video  PN1997.2 .A287 2014    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Edition 2013 motion picture production.
Description 1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical
videodisc
NTSC
video file DVD video
Motion picture
Physical Medium polychrome
Note Originally produced in 2013.
System Details DVD, NTSC, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Cast Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen, Laurence Ursino, Christophe Sermet.
Credits Music, Didier Lockwood ; editor, Pascale Chavance ; cinematographer, Alain, Marcoen, Sbc.
Summary The film is an exploration of power and sex. Maud is a strong-willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko, a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko's manipulative charm as their parasitic relationship hurtles out of control.
Note Bonus features: Interview with Catherine Breillat; "The future of cinema ...," a short film by Catherine Breillat; trailers.
Language French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Motion picture authorship -- Drama.
Motion picture authorship.
Television talk show hosts -- Drama.
Television talk show hosts.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Breillat, Catherine, film director, screenwriter.
Huppert, Isabelle, actor.
Kool Shen, actor.
Ursino, Laurence, actor.
Sermet, Christophe, actor.
Lockwood, Didier, composer (expression)
Flach Film (Firm), production company.
CB Films (France), production company.
Strand Releasing (Firm), film distributor.
Added Title Abus de faiblesse (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Future of cinema (Motion picture)
Standard No. 712267340729
Music No. 3407-2 Strand Releasing Home Video