Mystery ·Thriller · France · 2008 · 1h 33m

The Great Alibi

Le Grand Alibi

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Director
Pascal Bonitzer
Cast
Miou-Miou as Eliane Pages Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Esther Bachmann Lambert Wilson as Pierre Collier Pierre Arditi as Henri Pages Anne Consigny as Claire Collier Mathieu Demy as Philippe Léger
Crew
Marie Spencer — Director of Photography Monica Coleman — Editor Pascal Bonitzer — Screenplay Jérôme Beaujour — Screenplay Agatha Christie — Novel Saïd Ben Saïd — Producer
Synopsis

Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer, is brutally murdered. Claire, his wife, dazed and confused by his corpse, with a smoking gun still in her hand, seems to be the ideal culprit...

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookkommissar geigersummer vacationmurder hunt
Key Collaborators
Pascal Bonitzer Director Marie Spencer Director of Photography Monica Coleman Editor Pascal Bonitzer Screenplay Jérôme Beaujour Screenplay Agatha Christie Novel Saïd Ben Saïd Producer Wouter Zoon Production Design Marielle Robaut Costume Design
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