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The Flower of Evil

2003 · 104 min

A slow-burning, elegant thriller that simmers with buried secrets and moral rot beneath a polished bourgeois surface.

Tagline
Murder is a Family Affair.
Overview
Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • class
  • power
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Caroline Eliacheff, Claude Chabrol, Louise L. Lambrichs
Starring
Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, Thomas Chabrol, Mélanie Doutey, Henri Attal, Kevin Ahyi
Music
Matthieu Chabrol
Cinematography
Eduardo Serra
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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