Confidentially Yours

1983 1h 50m FR

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 229

ComedyCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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After he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent goes on the lam while his intrepid secretary does some private investigating of her own to locate the killer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fanny Ardant
Barbara Becker
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Julien Vercel
Philippe Laudenbach
Maître Clément
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Massoulier's brother (The Priest)
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Supt. Santelli
Caroline Silhol
Marie-Christine Vercel
Xavier Saint-Macary
Bertrand Fabre
Jean-Louis Richard
Louison

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Truffaut
Writers: François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Aurel
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Barraqué shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fanny Ardant and Jean-Louis Trintignant and Philippe Laudenbach carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Truffaut directs. Néstor Almendros behind the camera. Georges Delerue scores. Martine Barraqué cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Martine Barraqué shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fanny Ardant and Jean-Louis Trintignant and Philippe Laudenbach carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0086551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.