The Devil in the Heart

The Devil in the Heart

1976 · 105 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.

Directed by Bernard Queysanne · Written by Pierre-Jean Rémy

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Jane Birkin Linda
Jacques Spiesser Éric Bouvier
Philippe Lemaire Mr. Bouvier, the father
Emmanuelle Riva Mrs. Bouvier, the mother
Georges Vaur Gendarme
Alain Nobis Police captain
Guy Dhers Gendarme
Raoul Curet Georges, the butler
Caroline Bonhomme Younger sister
Berenice Angrémy Little sister
Antoine Angrémy Luc, young brother

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