Love Crime (2010)
Love Crime (2010), is a French thriller, featuring Ludivine Sagnier and Kristin Scott Thomas. Directed by the late Alain Corneau, it revolves around Isabelle, an ambitious and talented executive at an American corporation’s Paris office. Her boss, Christine, is equally driven and has a habit of taking credit for Isabelle’s work to secure a promotion to the New York branch. Feeling frustrated with this dynamic, Isabelle teams up with her colleague Daniel to surprise Christine with a successful project that impresses the New York office. This leads to Christine losing her chance at promotion and she retaliates by tormenting Isabelle mentally. Adding fuel to the fire is Philippe, Christine’s lover and a suspected embezzler at the firm.
Using this leverage, she forces Philippe to end his affair with Isabelle, leaving her heartbroken. Isabelle experienced a series of humiliating events at work and home. It began with her staff party meltdown being caught on security camera footage, followed by her murdering Christine during a quiet evening at home and framing herself for the crime. The police quickly arrest Isabelle, believing she acted out of revenge for the constant mistreatment from Christine. Despite showing signs of a mental breakdown, Isabelle confesses to the murder and is charged accordingly. While in prison awaiting sentencing, she retracts her confession, stating it was made under pressure while heavily medicated.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Ludivine SagnierIsabelle Guérin  Kristin Scott ThomasChristine Rivière  Patrick MillePhilippe Deschamps  Guillaume MarquetDaniel |
Love Crime (2010), is a French thriller, featuring Ludivine Sagnier and Kristin Scott Thomas. Directed by the late Alain Corneau, it revolves around Isabelle, an ambitious and talented executive at an American corporation’s Paris office. Her boss, Christine, is equally driven and has a habit of taking credit for Isabelle’s work to secure a promotion to the New York branch. Feeling frustrated with this dynamic, Isabelle teams up with her colleague Daniel to surprise Christine with a successful project that impresses the New York office. This leads to Christine losing her chance at promotion and she retaliates by tormenting Isabelle mentally. Adding fuel to the fire is Philippe, Christine’s lover and a suspected embezzler at the firm.
Using this leverage, she forces Philippe to end his affair with Isabelle, leaving her heartbroken. Isabelle experienced a series of humiliating events at work and home. It began with her staff party meltdown being caught on security camera footage, followed by her murdering Christine during a quiet evening at home and framing herself for the crime. The police quickly arrest Isabelle, believing she acted out of revenge for the constant mistreatment from Christine. Despite showing signs of a mental breakdown, Isabelle confesses to the murder and is charged accordingly. While in prison awaiting sentencing, she retracts her confession, stating it was made under pressure while heavily medicated.
