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Place Vendôme
Empire Pictures
MPAA 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.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Jacques Fieschi
Nicole Garcia
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Nicole Garcia
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 25, 2002
Video: June 25, 2002
Theatrical: August 18, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
117 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
France |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
French (with English subtitles) |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
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.
90
LA Weekly
Ernest Hardy
It's all about having your intelligence -- emotional, spiritual, cerebral -- respected. Garcia does that; Place Vendôme does that.
90
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.
88
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.
83
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.
80
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
May have some of the trappings of an exotic thriller, but it's basically a character study.
80
Film.com
Tom Keogh
Fascinating noir, which will long be remembered for its extraordinary lead performance by Catherine Deneuve.
75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
It's rare that a crime movie achieves such emotional complexity, but this one is smartly layered.
75
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
Overall a well-played chess match of a movie.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A slow and knotted-up film, but one imbued with a keen sense of what motivates people beyond mere avarice.
75
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.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Garcia's dialogue is wonderfully crafted, short, sharp and resonant, and her elegant direction is delicate and handsome.
75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
This is a quiet thriller and a middle-aged romance, and it's full of desperation and oozing anxiety.
70
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Deneuve has never been better.
70
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Inept as a thriller, Place Vendôme nevertheless intrigues.
70
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
In spite of its many flaws, the film never loses its focus on its fascinating central figure.
67
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
When Deneuve is not onscreen, the film is never denuff.
38
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Heavy-handed, predictable and almost completely unbelievable.
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