Barracuda

Barracuda by Philippe Haïm

6.50

This French-German-Belgian thriller, reminiscent of Misery (1990) and The Collector (1965), begins after Fred Astaire-fan Clement (Jean Rochefort) invites comic-book artist Luc (Guillaume Canet) to Sunday dinner with Clement and his wife Violette. Luc's girlfriend Margot announces her pregnancy, prompting Luc to forget about the invitation, but Clement insists that Luc join him. After Luc arrives and sees that Violette is only a life-size plastic doll, he decides to leave but gets clobbered on the head. Awakening, he finds he's been handcuffed to the bathroom sink and gagged. Cruelties ensue, with crazed Clement getting visionary advice from both Astaire and Violette. Award-winning composer-arranger-orchestrator Philippe Haim made his feature directorial debut with this drama, and music is very much a part of the film from Haim's score and music-box melodies to tap dancing, honky-tonk piano, and a full musical comedy production number.

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Cast

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet as Luc

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Clément

Claire Keim

Claire Keim as Margot

Michel Scourneau

Michel Scourneau as Hallucination Clément

Rose Thiéry

Rose Thiéry as Concierge

Cécile Cotte

Cécile Cotte as Voisine repasseuse

Philippe Lefebvre

Philippe Lefebvre as Pierre

Karine Nuris

Karine Nuris as Caroline

Marc-André Brunet

Marc-André Brunet as Le chef des pompiers

Franck Stepler

Franck Stepler as L'animateur télé

Mariame Kadi

Mariame Kadi as La chanteuse

Tonio Descanvelle

Tonio Descanvelle as Employé EDF

Katia Schuchman

Katia Schuchman as La voisine du rez-de-chaussée

Daniel Guthmann

Daniel Guthmann as Pompier

Jochen Müller

Jochen Müller as Pompier

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