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Feature film — 2013

Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)

5.61h 50mThriller — Drama — Mystery

Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and still living with his sister Marianne in a huge, isolated chalet that they inherited when they were very young — he carries on one love affair after another with his students. Winter has almost ended when one of his most brilliant students, Barbara, suddenly disappears. Two days later, Marc meets Barbara’s mother, Anna, who wants to find out more about her vanished daughter.

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A high-signal pick with 115 votes.

Mollywood / Gaumont / Entre Chien et Loup / ARTE France Cinéma / RTS / Vega Film / Arena Films / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

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Director: Jean-Marie Larrieu

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Cast & crew

Mathieu Amalric as Marc

Mathieu Amalric

Marc

Karin Viard as Marianne

Karin Viard

Marianne

Maïwenn as Anna Eggbaum

Maïwenn

Anna Eggbaum

Sara Forestier as Annie

Sara Forestier

Annie

Denis Podalydès as Richard

Denis Podalydès

Richard

Marion Duval as Barbara

Marion Duval

Barbara

Damien Dorsaz as Le jeune inspecteur

Damien Dorsaz

Le jeune inspecteur

C

Carl Von Malaisé

Le policier à moto

A

Anne-Laure Tondu

La serveuse

Alain Börek as Le collègue de Marc

Alain Börek

Le collègue de Marc

P

Pierre Maillard

Monsieur Marinelli

G

Guilherme Dias Martins

Le balayeur à la gare

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