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Maléfique
- Director: Eric Valette
- Writer: Alexandre Charlot; Franck Magnier
- Producer: Olivier Delbosc; Marc Missonnier
CGiii Comment
A claustrophobic, supernatural little thriller that surprises as much as it entertains.
The acting is faultless, the direction precise, the colouring of the film adds that special je ne sais quoi - intelligent writing makes this sublime in every way.
Wouldn't be surprised if an inferior Hollywood re-make pops up...watch this instead!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In a penitentiary, four prisoners occupy a cell: Carrère, who used his company to commit a fraud and was betrayed by his wife; the drag Marcus and his protégée, the intellectually disabled Paquerette, who ate his six months sister; and the intellectual, Lassalle who killed his wife. One night, Carrère finds an ancient journal hidden in a hole in the wall of the cell. They realize that the book was written by Danvers in the beginning of the last century and is about black magic. They decide to read and use its content to escape from the prison, when they find the truth about Danvers' fate.
Cast & Characters
Gérald Laroche as Carrère;
Philippe Laudenbach as Lassalle;
Clovis Cornillac as Marcus;
Dimitri Rataud as Pâquerette;
Didier Bénureau as Hippolyte Picus;
Félicia Massoni as Claire Carrère;
Geoffrey Carey as Charles Danvers;
Paul-Alexandre Bardela as Hugo Carrère;
Boris Lutz as Danvers jeune;
Nelson Jourdan as Danvers enfant;
César Castagné-Favali as Danvers bébé