La Tourneuse de pages (The Page Turner)
2006
***
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Clotilde Mollet, Jacques Bonnaffé
A frosty young woman who is doing her internship in a law firm agrees to look after her boss' son for a month. All of this is part of an elaborate scheme to get close to the lawyer's wife, a famous concert pianist, who once crushed her dreams. Denis Dercourt's short and slick revenge thriller is easy to admire but more difficult to enjoy. It's a fine example of subtle, economical storytelling, but you find yourself wishing that the protagonist would pull the stick out of her ass and get a life. The female stars give very strong performances.
