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''Comedy of Power'' () is a 2006 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
Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...
and starring Isabelle Huppert. The French title means "drunk with power". The film is loosely based on a true story involving the French former oil and gas company
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and judge
Eva Joly Eva Joly (; born Gro Eva Farseth; 5 December 1943) is a Norwegian-born French ''juge d'instruction'' (magistrate) and politician for Europe Écologie–The Greens. She represented that party as a candidate for the presidency of France in the 20 ...
.


Plot

Humeau, head of a major state-owned company, is arrested for abuse of funds and interrogated by the implacable prosecutor, Jeanne Charmant-Killman. As she uncovers more and more hidden corruption, implicating politicians and foreign powers, both subtle and brutal methods are used to stop her. Intoxicated with the power of rooting out evil, her private life disintegrates and after an apparent suicide attempt, her unhappy husband ends up in intensive care. At the hospital she sees Humeau, another man whose health is broken by his ordeal. The audience is left to wonder how many more victims she will amass or whether she will herself succumb to the increasing pressure.


Cast

* Isabelle Huppert as Jeanne Charmant-Killman * François Berléand as Michel Humeau * Patrick Bruel as Jacques Sibaud *
Marilyne Canto Marilyne Canto (born 18 November 1963) is a French actress and film director. She won the 2007 César Award for Best Short Film for '' Fais de beaux rêves''. Selected filmography References External links * 1963 births Living peop ...
as Erika *
Robin Renucci Robin Renucci (born 11 July 1956, in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire) is a French people, French film and television actor and film director. Acting filmography * ''Eaux profondes'' (1981) : ''Ralph'' * ''Les Misérables (1982 film), Les Misérabl ...
as Philippe Charmant-Killman * Thomas Chabrol as Félix *
Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in France, French Film, cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Theater Filmography Cinema Televisio ...
as Boldi *
Pierre Vernier Pierre Vernier (; 19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a mathematician and instrument inventor. He was the inventor and eponym o ...
as President Martino * Jacques Boudet as Descarts * Philippe Duclos as Jean-Baptiste Holéo * Roger Dumas as René Lange *
Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet (; born 24 March 1947) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Best known in his homeland for his role as General Edmond Bertineau in Luc Besson's ''Taxi'' film series, he gained international fame for his appearance ...
as Me Parlebas * Jean-Marie Winling as The man of power * Stéphane Debac as The cop * Jacky Nercessian


See also

* Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage


References


External links

* 2006 films 2006 drama films French drama films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Claude Chabrol 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub