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The Bridesmaid (2006)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:38
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Chabrol has crafted another sophisticated, unsettling thriller about sinister doings among the bourgeoisie.
Theatrical Release:Aug 4, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Based on Ruth Rendell's psychologically sharp novel, this film from French auteur Claude Chabrol tells the unsettling story of Philippe (Benoit Magimel), a young man who falls hard for his sister's... Based on Ruth Rendell's psychologically sharp novel, this film from French auteur Claude Chabrol tells the unsettling story of Philippe (Benoit Magimel), a young man who falls hard for his sister's beautiful but extremely unstable bridesmaid Senta (Laura Smet). [More]
Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Michael Duchaussoy
Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Michael Duchaussoy
Director: Claude Chabrol
Director: Claude Chabrol
Studio: First Run Features
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Reviews for The Bridesmaid
It's fascinating to watch the level-headed Philip's descent into a relationship with a woman that he knows is insane.
An understated exercise in edge and intensity worthy of favorable comparison to Alfred Hitchcock. A neo-noir masterpiece!
THE BRIDESMAID, shot by the gifted cinematographer Eduardo Serra, isn't on par with some of Chabrol's best work, it is very much in keeping with his themes.
...An adaptation of a Ruth Rendell novel that turns out to be a surprisingly good character piece, in addition to having the usual Chabrol qualities.
Chabrol's film stands as a reminder of the madness that lurks in plain sight.
How does that saying go, 'Always a bridesmaid, never a convicted felon?' Okay, maybe that's not quite right, but it is intriguing and so is this movie.
Chabrol arranges his story with a subtle, almost clinical accumulation. And it takes close attention to the movie's seemingly innocuous details to understand his deeper purposes.
Entering his sixth decade, Chabrol remains a master inspector of the criminal heart of the French bourgeoisie.
A superbly unsettling crime drama about a seemingly ordinary family, ravaged by passions that descend on them like a plague.
[Claude Chabrol] may be in the ranks of senior citizens (he's 76 this year) but he's lost none of his youthful audacity and innovation.
At age 76 with 54 films to his credit, Chabrol can do little wrong and pretty much whatever he likes.
Well-made and containing a healthy sense of humor, The Bridesmaid is a reminder that most of the time less is more.
Chabrol's... gift is making the audience believe that emotion and obsession trump logic for these deluded characters.
France's Claude Chabrol, venerable (76) chessman of suspenseful bourgeois rot, moves his pawns superbly again, though we see the checkmate coming.
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