The Flower of Evil

The Flower of Evil

2003 · 104 min · FR · 6.1 (88 votes)
Dir. Claude Chabrol · Starring Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, Thomas Chabrol, Mélanie Doutey · Music Matthieu Chabrol
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Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

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A suffocating, opulent drama where buried secrets fester and threaten to shatter a wealthy family's carefully constructed facade. The tension simmers beneath the surface, promising a reckoning.

tensemelancholicdramaticunsettlingsteadybourgeois dramapsychological thrillerEuropean cinemafamily secretsclasspast traumaambition
suppressed pastreturnbourgeoisiewealthfamily conflictmayoral election
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