''A Crime in Paradise'' (french: Un crime au paradis) is a 2001 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Jean Becker, adapted by Sebastien Japrisot from the story by Sacha Guitry, and starring

Jacques Villeret Jacques Villeret (; 6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy ''Le Dîner de Cons''. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious ...

and

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

. The scenario was used on the film '' La Poison'' (1951).

Plot

1980, in a rural village in the Lyon region, Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost. Joseph Poacher ("Jojo") and his wife Lucienne ("Lulu"), a nagging shrew and inveterate alcoholic, lead a married life for the less confrontational, in their farm located in a place called "Paradise". One day, Jojo watches a story on television about a brilliant lawyer who has just achieved his twenty-fifth acquittal. Very impressed, Jojo will seeks the lawyer out. He tells her he killed his wife even though he hasn't actually yet done so. By a set of very clever questions, is explaining how he would have had to make to be pretty sure to get the extenuating circumstances. Jojo in then returns to "Paradise" and begins to organize, as directed by the lawyer, the staging of the "perfect crime".

Cast

as Jojo Braconnier *

as Lulu Braconnier *

André Dussollier André Dussollier (born 17 February 1946) is a French actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fi ...

as Lawyer Jacquard *

Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film '' Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two ...

as Mistress *

Gérard Hernandez Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-born French actor. Biography Hernandez was born in Valladolid, Spain and was naturalized French only in 1975. He is mostly famous for his mustache and for having voiced seve ...

as Jacky * Roland Magdane as The coffee's owner *

Valérie Mairesse Valérie Mairesse (born 8 June 1954) is a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Awards 1978 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Repérages''. Theater Filmography External links * 1955 births Fr ...

as Magali * Jacques Dacqmine as President Laborde *

Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the ...

as Mlle Goudilleux *

Jean Dell Jean Dell (born 17 March 1961) is a French actor and writer. Career After starting out in radio, he turned to the stage, film and television, where he will create and perform several sketches of the show Les Grosses Têtes. He also participated ...

as Judge Frégard *

Daniel Prévost Daniel Prévost (born 20 October 1939) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Early life Daniel Prévost, alias Denis Forestier, was born to Micheline Chevalier and Mohand Ait Salem. His father was of Berber descent from Algeria (Kabylie re ...

as Lawyer Miramont * Jenny Clève as Madame Bertrand *

Cécile Vassort Cécile Vassort (born 2 June 1941) is a French film actress. She has starred in 45 films between 1963 and 2001. Partial filmography * ''A Woman in White'' (1965) - La jeune mère * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966) - Une jeune femme (uncredited) * ...

as Madame Ramirez * Eric Bougnon as Briscot * Jean-Michel Martial as Jacky Lévêque * Roger Crouzet as Mr. Doucet * Christine Delaroche as Jacquard's assistant * Maryse Deol as The dealer in notions * Armand Chagot as Officer of police station * Michel Bonnet as The substitute

References

External links

* * 2001 films French comedy-drama films 2001 comedy-drama films 2000s French-language films Films based on works by Sacha Guitry Films directed by Jean Becker Films set in 1980 Remakes of French films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub