La revanche

1981
1h 38m

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Catherine Alric, Annie Girardot, Dominique Labourier, and Victor Lanoux in La revanche (1981)

Winner of the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres, the writer Jeanne Jouvert is robbed of the limelight by her husband Alfred, head of the Parisian antigang. To take revenge, she organizes a heist, wi... Read allWinner of the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres, the writer Jeanne Jouvert is robbed of the limelight by her husband Alfred, head of the Parisian antigang. To take revenge, she organizes a heist, with a friend and an experienced bank robberWinner of the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres, the writer Jeanne Jouvert is robbed of the limelight by her husband Alfred, head of the Parisian antigang. To take revenge, she organizes a heist, with a friend and an experienced bank robber

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Back with a vengeance

There's a good beginning:Jeanne has just won a prize for her latest detective story,but her husband ,a superintendent ,claims he is the true writer using a female pseudo.Naive Ann does believe her hubby helps the Third World :in fact ,he sells weapons here there and everywhere ;during a lunch with Muslim clients where she ridiculously keeps a low profile and acts as the maid ,she discovers the harsh truth.

It was intended to be a feminist manifesto,but if so,then it signally fails in its purpose,for the ending is downright reactionary. And if the writers blame the arms dealers,they do it cowardly.

As for the story ,it is entirely implausible and hardly entertaining.Only Girardot and Victor Lanous play their game well,but it's a waste of breath.