A movie that causes an impact is an essential viewing. I didn't know what to expect at the beginning although i was aware about the international success of "The page turner". It turned out to be an intelligent and tantalizing story capable to take the viewer by surprise.
Denis Dercourt comes from a musical background having served as an alto soloist in the French Symphonic Orchestra. Apart his directorial career he also teaches chamber music at the Strasbourg Conservatory. His influence from Claude Chabrol is well noticeable specially in his observation of the French Provincial bourgeoisie in a mesmerizing suspense drama with a twist.
The enigmatic smile of the sweet and pretty young blonde will discourage us to believe for an eventual mean action from her. The unpredictable treatment of the young woman character is i guess the strength of the movie. We may even consider the famous pianist played by Catherine Frot as the villain because of her attitude at the early part of the story. Dercourt plays with the state of emotions of the nervous virtuoso making her a gradual victim of a well perpetrated vengeance. Deborah Francois excels as the icy yet polite Deborah who has a precise plan that will transformAriane's comfortable lifestyleinto a misery. Catherine Frot and Pascal Greggory are both prefect as the loving couple facing an uncertain future.
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