The Man Who Wasn't There (1987 film)
The Man Who Wasn't There (French: L'Homme qui n'était pas là) is a 1987 French thriller film directed by René Féret and based on Roderick MacLeish's novel The Man Who Wasn't There.[1]
| The Man Who Wasn't There | |
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| Directed by | René Féret |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Rassam |
| Written by | René Féret, based on the novel The Man Who Wasn't There by Roderick MacLeish |
| Starring | René Féret Claude Jade Valérie Stroh Georges Descrières |
| Music by | René Urtreger |
| Cinematography | Alain Levent |
| Distributed by | F. Distribution Associée |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
Charles Elaine goes from strength to strength. Famous actor, his career is progressing smoothly, with the advice of Strosser and daughter Isabelle, his lawyers. But someone in the shadows, wants his loss, lead to madness, crime, by applying his theories of a psychiatrist who "can make anyone crazy deftly manipulating" . False rumors, terminated, strange coincidences contracts, Rella, who attracts and refuses him any worries Charles. Soon, as he repeated the role of Macbeth is a tragedy that obsesses him, the fatal fall of his father in the cliffs of Cassis as a child that "one" uses. Staging, allusions come and go, to persuade him that he was responsible. Who has interest in destroying it? Alice, his sister? Alexander, his stepfather and Alice's father?
Cast
- René Féret as Charles
- Claude Jade as Alice
- Valérie Stroh as Rella
- Georges Descrières as Alexandre
- Jacques Dufilho as Strosser
- Sabine Haudepin as Isabelle Strosser
References
- "L'Homme qui n'était pas là". Rene Feret. Retrieved 30 June 2015.