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Claude Chabrol's Comedy of Power stars Isabelle Huppert as a French judge who attempts to bring down the very powerful but corrupt CEO of a large corporation. As she digs deeper into the case, she uncovers criminal activity that stretches into the highest levels of government, and her life is turned upside down by death threats .. Read more

Starring	Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Robin Renucci
Director	Claude Chabrol
Genres	Thriller, World Cinema

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- No laughs â" but still plenty to like in this diverting and insightful thriller that plays out in the higher echelons... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  - 8
  I can't rate this....
  
  .... as i couldn't get the DVD to play in anything but French! Is it a french film, did i miss that?!?!?!?!!!!
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 21 Oct 2008 at 08:27
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  Comedy of Power
  
  Very poor plot, no characterisation and non-existent acting. If I hadn't read the synopsis I would have thought it was a film about Isabelle Huppert ... read more »
  
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  - Ayrshire
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 10:24
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  production line chabrol
  
  Not one of Chabrol`s best but still a lot better than much of the rubbish cobbled together nowadays. Huppert is, as ever, always worth watching .
  
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- - jerym
  - 25 reviews
  - caerphilly uk
  - 20 Jul 2010 at 18:43
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  Not funny, not powerful...
  
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  Female judge is half successful at tracking down corrupt officials by boring them to death at the expense of her marriage. Typical French film of quirky humour... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 06 May 2010 at 21:41
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  Huppert showcases her skills
  
  Worth seeing, as many are, for Isabelle Huppert's outstanding performance. Here she plays a high-profile lawyer relentlessly pursuing corruption in public ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 14:28
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  Ambiton and power
  
  I loved this film with themes of ambition, double dealing and corruption at all levels of the political elite in France.
  
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  - London, England
  - 12 Apr 2009 at 19:20
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  Huppert is very good, the film not so good
  
  The film is largely a vehicle for Isabelle Huppert and she is excellent. The other players in the story are one-dimensional and there are so many of them that ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 09:08
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  Superb Huppert
  
  Isabelle Huppert is superb in her role of the judge fighting to expose corruption; I liked the slow pace of the film at the start, and how her battle for the ... read more »
  
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  - Hampton
  - 29 Mar 2009 at 14:08
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  Disappointing
  
  Comedy of Power - worth seeing for the excellent acting and a clever plot. But the story ends 'en queue de poisson' and I would have liked a more ... read more »
  
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  - Teddington
  - 04 Jan 2009 at 22:23
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  Slow, slow slower....
  
  Oh dear picked another lemon, thought a French drama/thriller would be well written, acted, filmed & have some sort of plot, wrong! Low budget that only ... read more »
  
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  - Appleby-in-Westmorland
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 19:10
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  Why did we rent this?
  
  Very well made film (Chabrol) as one would expect; but pointless, uninteresting, lacking an end.
  
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  - 15 Nov 2008 at 21:41
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  I can't rate this....
  
  .... as i couldn't get the DVD to play in anything but French! Is it a french film, did i miss that?!?!?!?!!!!
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 21 Oct 2008 at 08:27
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  Isabelle Huppert's character is hot
  
  This film is a bit of a gem. Isabelle Huppert plays a woman judge, on the top of her game, socking it to the corrupt establishment.
  
  It reminded me a ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 11:11
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  Slow enjoyable then dies
  
  This is interesting but it never drills down on what who is corrupt, and just when it is building some where in typical french fashion it say non and ends! Very... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 08:35
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  Political Chabrol
  
  A rather daring conceit from the always-interesting Claude Chabrol, in that he has built an entire film around a MacGuffin. It is never properly explained ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 12 Sep 2008 at 08:31
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  Booooring!
  
  This french film was slow and went on and on. dont think i made it half way through before i turned it off.
  
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  - Redhill
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 13:40
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  comedy of power
  
  BRILLIANT WRITING, EXCEPTIONAL EDITING, EXTRAORDINARY CASTING, takes its time and is very rewarding. Huppert superb.
  
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- - JRS
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Sep 2008 at 16:42
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  production line chabrol
  
  Not one of Chabrol`s best but still a lot better than much of the rubbish cobbled together nowadays. Huppert is, as ever, always worth watching .
  
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- - jerym
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  - caerphilly uk
  - 20 Jul 2010 at 18:43
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  superb acting
  
  This is a film about a female judge who is determined to wipe out sleeze in the French government. In her dealings with the accused she is snappy and ... read more »
  
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  - Warwick
  - 04 Oct 2008 at 11:26
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  OK
  
  Great performance from Isabelle Huppert but the film doesn't really work as a comedy/drama seems rather old fashioned
  
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  - ORFORD
  - 06 Oct 2008 at 09:40
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  talking heads
  
  Only watch this film if your French is good or if you don't mind reading masses of sub-titles because you are trying to follow the plot.
  
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  - Amersham
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 20:15

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  Claude Chabrol's Comedy of Power stars Isabelle Huppert as a French judge who attempts to bring down the very powerful but corrupt CEO of a large corporation. As she digs deeper into the case, she uncovers criminal activity that stretches into the highest levels of government, and her life is ...