Genealogies of a Crime
Starring: Catherine Deneuve; Michel Piccoli; Melvil Poupaud & Mathieu Amalric Director: Raoul Ruiz

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STDV 9808D

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Encoding: Region (unknown)
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Letterboxed

Entertainment Reviews:

New York Times - 03/27/1998

"...[A] delightful, metaphysical comedy....The performances are cool and assured..."

Los Angeles Times - 04/10/1998

"...Brilliant, bravura....[Deneuve] has taken on one of her most challenging, complex films ever with the intelligence and willingness to reveal vulnerability that are the hallmarks of her performances..."

Product Description:

Raoul Ruiz's GENEALOGIES OF A CRIME is based on the case of Hermine van Hug, a 1920s psychoanalyst who believed that criminal tendencies are formed at age five and who labeled her nephew a murderer before he reached adolescence. The nephew proved her right by strangling her. The always compelling Catherine Deneuve plays Solange, a lawyer who loses every case she represents and nevertheless decides to represent the young accused killer. Ruiz's film is an intelligent, darkly comic meditation on family, free will, and the nature of the criminal mind.

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Family Life | Murder | Psychology | Theatrical Release

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Melvil Poupaud & Mathieu Amalric
Directed by		Raoul Ruiz
Produced by		Paulo Branco
Screenwriting by		Raoul Ruiz & Pascal Bonitzer
Performer		Andrzej Seweryn, Monique Melinand, Hubert Saint-Macary, Jean-Yves Gautier, Jean Badin & Jean Pieiller

DVD Details:

Label: Strand Home Video
Originally Released in: 1998
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
Video: Color
Release Date: April 19, 2005
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 87,579
Item UPC: 712267980826
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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