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  • Summary: Rousseau is a bestselling crime novelist from Paris, troubled by writer’s block. Candice Lecoeur is a local beauty, gracing the famous ”Belle de Jura” cheese packaging, who has gotten it into her head that she might well be the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe. The two
    will meet in the col
    he coldest village in France, but only after Candice has been found dead. The case was closed before it even opened and the cause of death declared suicide by sleeping pills. Rousseau is the only one who doesn’t buy it. Reality turns out to be stranger than fiction – and a source of inspiration – as Rousseau uncovers the truth about Candice’s past and her untimely death. Boasting strong lead performances and gorgeous wintertime landscapes, this off-beat mystery breathes fresh life into the thriller genre. (First Run Features) Collapse
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  1. Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    May 9, 2012
    91
    Writer-director Gérald Hustache-Mathieu sustains a fresh voice influenced by the Coen brothers and the infernal snow of "Fargo."
  2. Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    Jun 7, 2012
    75
    A playful French meta-mystery that's occasionally too proud of its own cleverness.
  3. Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    Aug 22, 2012
    75
    This one doesn't go on the list of great recent European thrillers, but it's engrossing, and in the character of Martine/Candice, it touches real poignancy.
  4. Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Aug 10, 2012
    60
    A solidly entertaining and largely engaging film that, even with its faults, functions as a singular -- albeit melancholy -- tribute to a tragic American icon.

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