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Place Vendôme
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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Jacques Fieschi
Nicole Garcia
Directed by: Nicole Garcia
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 18, 2000
DVD: June 25, 2002
Running Time: 117 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Jacques Dutronc
Catherine Deneuve is the alcoholic wife of a diamond merchant who must re-enter the secretive and glamorous world of the gem trade upon her husband's death.
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What The Critics Said
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
This complex, sophisticated and increasingly suspenseful tale of love and betrayal, intrigue and redemption, is as elegant as its star and its settings.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
It's all about having your intelligence -- emotional, spiritual, cerebral -- respected. Garcia does that; Place Vendôme does that.
Read Full Review >Variety Staff (not credited)
Taut and nuanced from start to finish, with memorable, lived-in central characters and an appealingly melancholy tone, helmer/co-scripter Nicole Garcia’s third feature has what it takes.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
This human level is always there beneath the thriller elements. The screenplay takes care to bring the crime story and the personal histories together, so that even the crossed lines of romance work as plot points, not just sentiment.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
Long and slow, granted, but it's so peppered with moments of realism and nuanced craft that it continually rewards careful viewing.
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
May have some of the trappings of an exotic thriller, but it's basically a character study.
Read Full Review >Film.com Tom Keogh
Fascinating noir, which will long be remembered for its extraordinary lead performance by Catherine Deneuve.
Boston Globe Jay Carr
It's rare that a crime movie achieves such emotional complexity, but this one is smartly layered.
San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson
Overall a well-played chess match of a movie.
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
A slow and knotted-up film, but one imbued with a keen sense of what motivates people beyond mere avarice.
San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Consistently absorbing as the amazing Deneuve reveals, scene by scene, new facets of a fascinating character in a mercantile war that involves equal parts greed and vanity.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Garcia's dialogue is wonderfully crafted, short, sharp and resonant, and her elegant direction is delicate and handsome.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
This is a quiet thriller and a middle-aged romance, and it's full of desperation and oozing anxiety.
Village Voice Amy Taubin
Inept as a thriller, Place Vendôme nevertheless intrigues.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dave Kehr
In spite of its many flaws, the film never loses its focus on its fascinating central figure.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
When Deneuve is not onscreen, the film is never denuff.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Heavy-handed, predictable and almost completely unbelievable.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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