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  • 2003
  • R
  • Palm Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • Palm Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary Set in the Bordeaux region of France, Flower of Evil tells the story of the Charpin-Vasseurs, one of the most well respected upper middle class families in the region. The family's picture perfect image is shattered when murder occurs. (Palm Pictures)

Directed By: Claude Chabrol

Written By: Caroline Eliacheff, Louise L. Lambrichs, Claude Chabrol

  • 2003
  • R
  • Palm Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • Palm Pictures
  • 1 h 44 m

The Flower of Evil

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in the Bordeaux region of France, Flower of Evil tells the story of the Charpin-Vasseurs, one of the most well respected upper middle class families in the region. The family's picture perfect image is shattered when murder occurs. (Palm Pictures)

Directed By: Claude Chabrol

Written By: Caroline Eliacheff, Louise L. Lambrichs, Claude Chabrol

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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25% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
18 Reviews
25% Mixed
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100
Stylish, ingenious and gleaming with charm, wit and malice, it's another expert blend of domestic drama and crime thriller, a vivisection of the bourgeoisie.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
80
It's a melodrama more than a drama, a light thriller –- which is not to say that it is not wonderfully entertaining and satisfying. In fact, it is both.
By Jean Oppenheimer FULL REVIEW
70
The latest Chabrol is a bit bland, but by now a new film of his is almost like meeting a previously unencountered family member.
By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW
70
A terrific multigenerational cast brings a subtle, mordant, frequently funny tale of family secrets vividly to life.
By Lisa Nesselson FULL REVIEW
63
If 'The Flower of Evil' is not vintage Claude Chabrol, it's at least vintage mediocre Claude Chabrol.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
50
You've heard this one before, and in an edgier way -- yet you still admire the old-fashioned storytelling.
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Chabrol has been making and remaking this film for six decades now. He seemingly will never tire of explaining how tired he is of the petit bourgeoisie.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

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Production Company MK2 Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
Release Date Oct 10, 2003
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
Genres
Website https://mk2films.com/en/film/la-fleur-du-mal/
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Goya Awards
• 1 Nomination

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