''The Crime Is Mine'' (french: Mon crime) is a 2023 French crime comedy film directed by François Ozon starring

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, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert,

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, Dany Boon, and André Dussollier. Set in the 1930s, the film follows an actress who gains notoriety after getting acquitted of murder for self-defense. It is a loose adaptation of the 1934 play ''Mon crime'' by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil, which has been adapted into two American films, '' True Confession'' (1937) and '' Cross My Heart'' (1946).

Cast

Production

Ozon conceived of the film during the COVID-19 lockdowns. He described it as being "ultimately about the triumph of sorority". He said, "it ends with a play in the tradition of

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. It's also a playful reference to ''

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'' by

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". Huppert's character was based on the actress

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. Other influences included "American

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from the 1930s", particularly films by Ernst Lubitsch and Frank Capra, as well as "the Paris of the 1930s viewed by the Americans, as in the film '' Victor/Victoria'' by Blake Edwards". Filming took place from April to June 2022, in and around Paris and in

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and Brussels, Belgium.

Release

The film screened for industry professionals on 10 January 2023 at Unifrance's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema showcase in Paris. It premiered as the opening film at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers on 21 January 2023.

Reception

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crime Is Mine, The 2020s French films 2020s French-language films 2023 crime comedy films French crime comedy films French courtroom films French films based on plays Films directed by François Ozon Films based on works by Louis Verneuil Films scored by Philippe Rombi