A Crime in Paradise
Synopsis
Jojo Poacher and his wife can no longer stand each other. While watching television one day, Jojo sees the famous defense lawyer Maurice Jacquard celebrate his twenty-fifth acquittal. Jojo is very impressed. Unable to put up with his marriage any longer, he goes to see Jacquard and announces that he kiled his wife (which is not yet true) - Jojo's skillful questions trick Jacquard into explaining what kind of extenuating circumstances may lead to acquittal in murder case.
Jojo returns home, follows the lawyer's advice to the letter, and kills his wife. Brilliantly defended by the lawyer and by his own testimony, Jojo Poacher gets off with a light prison sentence.
Jean Becker
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (28)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Films Christian Fechner
- Co-productions : Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Josy Films, France 2 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Fox France
Full credits (23)
- Executive Producer : Christian Fechner
- Screenwriters : Sébastien Japrisot, Jean Becker
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marie Dreujou
- Music Composer : Pierre Bachelet
- Assistant directors : Christophe Cheysson, Sylvia Allegre
- Editor : Jacques Witta
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Rochut
- Costume designer : Sylvie De Segonzac
- Author of original work : Sacha Guitry
- Line Producer : Hervé Truffaut
- Sound Assistant : Jean Casanova
- Assistant Operators : Pierre Mazard, Renaud Chassaing
- Camera Operator : Patrick De Ranter
- Production Manager : Jean-Louis Nieuwbourg
- Press Attaché (film) : Karine Ellena
- Sound editor : Nadine Muse
- Assistant editors : Manuel De Sousa, Soazic Veillon
- Continuity supervisor : Brigitte Hedou-Prat
- Production Designer : Thérèse Ripaud
- Foley artist : Laurent Lévy
- Sales Agent : Jacques-Eric Strauss
- Sound Mixer : William Flageollet
- Still Photographer : Arnaud Borrel
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Black comedy
- Themes : Relationships, Murder
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2000
- French release : 28/02/2001
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 99.824
- Visa issue date : 08/02/2001
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
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News & awards
Selections (10)
Cairo - International Film Festival
Egypt, 2001
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