A true story, 18 year old Violette Nozière (brilliantly played here by Isabelle Huppert, 12-time César Award nominee for Best Actress) was condemned to death for patricide and attempted matricide in the 1930s, ostensibly to gain access to her parents’ meager assets in order to support her good-for-nothing lover. During the trial she alludes to incest committed by her father and accuses her mother of tacit consent. She also claimed that her real father, a wealthy and powerful man, refuses to acknowledge her because she was born out of wedlock. Violette offers a chilling portrait of French society and sexual morals in the early 20th century.
 

 

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Violette Product Information
 
Grade Level: College and University
Subjects: Women’s Studies
Copyright: © 1978 CineVideo. All rights reserved.
Set: DVD Only
Total Running Time: 123 minutes
UPC Number: 7-41952-31039-6
Catalog Number: KLF-DV-3103
ISBN Number: 1-4172-0119-3
Educational Prices: (includes Public Performance Rights)
 

• College / University: $249.00


 

• Library / High School: $129.00


 
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Reviews & Awards

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert
1978 Cannes Film Festival

Best Supporting Actress
Stéphane Audran
1978 French Academy of Cinema

“utterly unforgettable…a triumph for Chabrol…the best film he has yet made”
-The New York Times