''The Trout'' (french: La Truite) is a 1982 French

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directed by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...

based on the novel by Roger Vailland and starring

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. This was the last film that Losey directed to be released in his lifetime, as he died two years after its release.

Plot

Traumatized since her childhood, Frederique - nicknamed the Trout - retaliates against men by seducing them to exploit them without ever giving herself. She marries Galuchat, a homosexual, and lives for a while in

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with Saint-Genis, a businessman whom she met at the same time as a rich couple, the Ramberts.

Cast

- Frédérique * Jean-Pierre Cassel - Rambert *

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Mo ...

- Lou * Daniel Olbrychski - Saint-Genis *

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- Galuchat * Isao Yamagata - Daigo Hamada *

Jean-Paul Roussillon Jean-Paul Roussillon (5 March 1931 – 31 July 2009) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1954 and 2008. He starred in the film ''Playing 'In the Company of Men, which was screened in the Un Ce ...

- Verjon *

Roland Bertin Roland Bertin (born 16 November 1930) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in at least 100 films and television shows since 1970. Selected filmography * '' Le Petit théâtre de Jean Renoir'' (1970) (a.k.a. ''The Little Theatre of ...

- The Count *

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- Mariline * Craig Stevens - Carter, Company President *

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- Party Guest *

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- Gloria * Lucas Belvaux - Clerk *

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- Père de Frédérique *

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- Kumitaro * Yûko Kada - Akiko (as Yuko Kada) *

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- Air France Stewardess *

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- Lord

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* 1982 films 1982 drama films 1982 LGBT-related films French drama films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Joseph Losey French LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub

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