A Crime in Paradise

Feb 28, 2001

1h 29m

★ 6.6

Overview

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Josy Films

KJB Production

Les Films Christian Fechner

CNC

Canal+

France 2 Cinéma

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

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Cast

Jojo Braconnier

Jacques Villeret

Lulu Braconnier

Josiane Balasko

Maître Jacquard

André Dussollier

La maîtresse

Suzanne Flon

Jacky

Gérard Hernandez

Le patron du café

Roland Magdane

Laborde, président du tribunal

Jacques Dacqmine

Magali Gianelli, la femme du patron du café

Valérie Mairesse

Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne

Dominique Lavanant

l'avocat général

Daniel Prévost

Billy Springer

Levi Roots

Le greffier

Jean-Robert Lombard

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