The Origin of Evil

"Someone is lying."

2022 2h 3m FR

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6.4

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93%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 165🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 1,904

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Synopsis

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In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.

“Someone is lying.”

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Cast

Laure Calamy
Nathalie Cordier
Doria Tillier
George Dumontet
Dominique Blanc
Louise Dumontet
Jacques Weber
Serge Dumontet
Suzanne Clément
Inmate
Véronique Ruggia Saura
Agnès
Céleste Brunnquell
Jeanne Patterson
Naidra Ayadi
Samira

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sébastien Marnier
Writers: Fanny Burdino, Sébastien Marnier
Languages: French
Countries: Canada, France

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sébastien Marnier, shot by Romain Carcanade. 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 Philippe Brault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Valentin Féron 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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Laure Calamy and Doria Tillier and Dominique Blanc carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Someone is lying.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13729232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sébastien Marnier directs. Romain Carcanade behind the camera. Philippe Brault scores. Valentin Féron cuts. Produced in Canada, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
3Directed by Sébastien Marnier, shot by Romain Carcanade. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Brault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Valentin Féron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Laure Calamy and Doria Tillier and Dominique Blanc carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Someone is lying.".
8IMDB entry: tt13729232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Romain Carcanade
Original score: Philippe Brault
Editing: Valentin Féron
Production design: Damien Rondeau
Costume design: Marité Coutard
Makeup / hair: Jean-Christophe Roger
Sound: Hans Laitres
Stunt coordinator: Jérôme Gaspard
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Origin of Evil (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 1,904 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $87,344

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-03-30
★ 7/10
I'm beginning to think that Laure Calamy doesn't make rotten films. She's really quite effective in this story of greed and manipulation as "Nathalie" or is that "Stéphane"?. Hmmm! Well initially, she's incarcerated with her lover (Suzanne Clément) but next thing she's writing to her wealthy but estranged father (Jacques Weber). A reconciliation takes place and she is quickly whisked off to his opulent villa where she is introduced to his rather eccentric family. There's the profligate wife "Louise" (Dominique Blanc) who spends fifteen hundred Euros a day shopping on the internet; very sceptical and ambitious daughter "George" (Doria Tillier) and their slightly creepy maid "Agnès" (Véronique Saura). When the family discover that their new arrival has no ID, they begin to suspect she's not quite all she claims. He, on the other hand, is facing court proceedings to cuckold him and give control of his money to his grasping family. He hopes that his new daughter can testify to their love and strong relationship and convince the judge he's not lost the plot. What happens now allows Calamy to get her character under your fingernails. We know what's actually going on from fairly early on, so the plot plays second fiddle to the acting and those characterisations here are engaging. Plaudits also must go to Blanc who pulls off the slightly deranged wife with aplomb. The denouement has a delicious little twist to it that, though probably a bit unrealistic, does add that je ne sais quoi to the proceedings. It's a little too long and maybe takes fifteen minutes more than we need to set the scene and get going; but once we are up and running it's well worth a gander.

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