THE FLOWER OF EVIL

| 2003 (Digitally restored released in 2021)  – 104′ – Drama, Thriller.
Written by: Caroline Eliacheff, Louise L. Lambrichs, Claude Chabrol.
Directed by: Claude Chabrol.
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Nathalie Baye, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, Yves Pignot, Henri Attal, Mélanie Doutey, Thomas Chabrol.
Official Selections Berlin International Film Festival 2003, San Sebastian Film Festival 2003
In French with English subtitles.
A MVD/Arrow release. |

In her 50s, French mother Anne Charpin-Vasseur (Nathalie Baye) makes a most uncommon choice: she decides to run for mayor of the town she lives in. Among the obstacles she faces are an unfaithful husband (Bernard Le Coq), mysterious leaflets that accuse her family of having collaborated with the Nazis during World War II, and a blossoming love affair between her returning son (Benoît Magimel) and his stepsister (Mélanie Doutey) that is cheered on by Aunt Line (Suzanne Flon).

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