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Violette Nozière
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Violette Nozière

1978-05-24 · 124 min · ★ 6.7

Crime · Drama · Thriller

Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.

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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
Filmel, Cinévidéo
Countries
France, Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertViolette Nozière
Stéphane AudranStéphane AudranGermaine Nozière
Jean CarmetJean CarmetBaptiste Nozière
Jean-François GarreaudJean-François GarreaudJean Dabin
Lisa LangloisLisa LangloisMaddy
Bernard AlaneBernard AlanePinguet's son
François MaistreFrançois MaistreMonsieur Mayeul
Jean DalmainÉmile
Guy HoffmannGuy HoffmannJudge
Dora DollDora DollMadame Mayeul
Jean ParédèsJean ParédèsSinger
Jeanne HervialeJeanne HervialeThe grandmother
Bernadette LafontBernadette LafontCo-inmate
Mario DavidMario DavidPrison director
Fabrice LuchiniFabrice LuchiniCamus, student
Henri-Jacques HuetHenri-Jacques HuetCommissioner Guillaume
François-Eric GendronFrançois-Eric Gendron1st Student
Zoé ChauveauZoé ChauveauZoé
Greg GermainGreg GermainBlack musician
Maurice VaudauxMaurice VaudauxWilly

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