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Comedy of Power

Comedy of Power

2006 · 110 min · FR · NR · 6.3 (90 votes)
Dir. Claude Chabrol · Starring Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Marilyne Canto, Robin Renucci, Thomas Chabrol · Music Matthieu Chabrol
Drama

Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of participating in massive corporate malfeasance. As her investigation leads her into the upper echelons of government, Jeanne becomes intoxicated by the power she is amassing.

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This film feels like a slow-burn descent into the intoxicating allure of power. It's a cerebral, tense examination of ambition and corruption, where the thrill of the chase becomes as dangerous as the crime itself.

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