Death in a French Garden

"Some eroticism with your thrills!"

1985 1h 41m FR

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6.0

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6.8

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★6.0TMDB · 84★6.8IMDB · 1,902

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Synopsis

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A wealthy wife's affair with her daughter's guitar tutor is threatened when the tutor is attacked and rescued by a hired killer, leading him to suspect their secret is out.

“Some eroticism with your thrills!”

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Cast

Christophe Malavoy
David Aurphet
Nicole Garcia
Julia Tombsthay
Michel Piccoli
Graham Tombsthay
Anémone
Edwige Ledieu
Richard Bohringer
Daniel Forest
Anaïs Jeanneret
Vivianne Tombsthay
Hélène Roussel
Mother
Jean-Claude Jay
Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Deville
Writers: Michel Deville, Rosalinde Deville
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Deville, shot by Martial Thury. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Christophe Malavoy and Nicole Garcia and Michel Piccoli carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some eroticism with your thrills!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Deville directs. Martial Thury behind the camera. Raymonde Guyot cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Michel Deville, shot by Martial Thury. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Raymonde Guyot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christophe Malavoy and Nicole Garcia and Michel Piccoli carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Some eroticism with your thrills!".
7IMDB entry: tt0089860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.