"A Chabrolian film."
Marc Fitoussi, the director of
Apparences
, completely assumes the reference.
By cracking the varnish of the bourgeoisie, by putting adultery at the heart of a social comedy that slips towards film noir, by transforming the forced smile of Karin Viard into a sour grin, a wife ready to do anything to save her marriage and her husband. status among expatriates in Vienna, the filmmaker follows in the footsteps of Claude Chabrol, who died on September 12, 2010, at the age of 80.
This year we commemorate the 10th anniversary of his disappearance.
Or rather, no, we do not commemorate them.
No special festivities on the program.
No small dishes in the big ones.
“People often ask me why 'Chacha' is not given due recognition.
The question would have made him laugh, so much he hated honors, ”
says his daughter, Cécile Maistre-Chabrol, who was his first assistant and to whom we owe the excellent documentary
Chabrol, the nonconformist
.
Chabrol had little taste for major festivals and
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