The Crime is Mine

Paris in the 1930s — a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.

Adapted from a 1934 play by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil and featuring a murder’s row of a supporting cast including Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon, and Fabrice Luchini, The Crime Is Mine is a rollicking farce and scabrous satire with a wily feminist edge from one of French cinema’s most chameleonic stylists, François Ozon.

“A masterful comedy. Playful irony and cinephile-style gaiety are always in the mix, enveloped in a light atmosphere which also leaves room for caustic wisdom.” - Fabrice Lemercier, CineEuropa

“Delightful and extremely funny ... All the world’s a stage (or film set), and Ozon is one of its great impresarios” - Nadine Whitney, The Curb

"A delicious and invigorating feel good movie. Vintage but fresh!" - Françoise Delbecq, Elle