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Love Is the Perfect Crime
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Love Is the Perfect Crime

2013-09-27 · 110 min · ★ 5.6

Thriller · Drama · Mystery

Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and still living with his sister Marianne in a huge, isolated chalet that they inherited when they were very young — he carries on one love affair after another with his students. Winter has almost ended when one of his most brilliant students, Barbara, suddenly disappears. Two days later, Marc meets Barbara’s mother, Anna, who wants to find out more about her vanished daughter.

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Directors
Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu
Production companies
Mollywood, Gaumont, Entre Chien et Loup, ARTE France Cinéma, RTS, Vega Film, Arena Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Countries
Belgium, France, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricMarc
Karin ViardKarin ViardMarianne
MaïwennMaïwennAnna Eggbaum
Sara ForestierSara ForestierAnnie
Denis PodalydèsDenis PodalydèsRichard
Marion DuvalMarion DuvalBarbara
Damien DorsazDamien DorsazLe jeune inspecteur
Carl Von MalaiséLe policier à moto
Anne-Laure TonduLa serveuse
Alain BörekAlain BörekLe collègue de Marc
Pierre MaillardMonsieur Marinelli
Guilherme Dias MartinsLe balayeur à la gare
Nora SteiningL'étudiante horrifiée
Baptiste CoustenobleLe collègue d'Anna
Fabienne BarrasLa serveuse du bungalow
Liza BaumannLa femme de chambre

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