The Bait (1995 film)
1995 French crime film
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The Bait (French: L'Appât), also known as Fresh Bait,[2][3] is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait".
FrenchL'Appât
Directed byBertrand Tavernier
Written byBertrand Tavernier
Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Produced byFrédéric Bourboulon
René Cleitman
René Cleitman
| The Bait | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| French | L'Appât |
| Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Written by | Bertrand Tavernier Colo Tavernier O'Hagan |
| Produced by | Frédéric Bourboulon René Cleitman |
| Starring | Marie Gillain Olivier Sitruk Bruno Putzulu |
| Cinematography | Alain Choquart |
| Edited by | Luce Grunenwaldt |
| Music by | Philippe Haïm |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | BAC Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $5.3 million |
| Box office | $5.8 million[1] |
The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984.[4][5][6]
Cast
- Marie Gillain – Nathalie
- Olivier Sitruk – Eric
- Bruno Putzulu – Bruno
- Richard Berry – Alain
- Philippe Duclos – Antoine
- Marie Ravel – Karine
- Clotilde Courau – Patricia
- Christophe Odent – Laurent
- Jean-Paul Comart – Michel
- Philippe Héliès – Pierre
- Jacky Nercessian – Monsieur Tapiro
- Alain Sarde – Philippe
- Daniel Russo – Jean-Pierre
- Philippe Torreton – Chief inspector
- François Berléand – Inspector Durieux
- Isabelle Sadoyan – Eric's grandmother
- François Levantal – Cop
- Jean-Louis Richard – The innkeeper
Awards
The film won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]
Gillain was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.[8]
