''Secret Defense'' () is a 1998 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'Amour fo ...
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Cast
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Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actre ...
as Sylvie Rousseau
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Jerzy Radziwilowicz as Walser
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Grégoire Colin
Grégoire Colin (born 25 July 1975) is a French actor.
Career
Grégoire started acting on the French stage at age 12. He first caught the eye of critics in the 1992 Agnieszka Holland's psychological family drama '' Olivier, Olivier'' when he was ...
as Paul, Sylvie's brother
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Laure Marsac
Laure Marsac (born 18 February 1970) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1984 and won the César Award for Best Female Revelation in 1985.
Personal life
Marsac is married to director Ivan Taïeb. Together they h ...
as Véronique / Ludivine
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Françoise Fabian
Michelle Cortès (born 10 May 1933), known professionally as Françoise Fabian (), is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1956. In 1971, Fabian signed the Manifesto of the 343
The Manifesto of the 343 Women () ...
as Geneviève, Sylvie's mother
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Christine Vouilloz as Myriam
References
Further reading
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External links
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1998 films
Films directed by Jacques Rivette
French drama films
1990s French-language films
1990s French films
Films with screenplays by Pascal Bonitzer
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