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2006

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From the writer of 'Get Carter', comes the terrifically gripping new thriller 'The Serpent'. Vincent Mandel is a photographer caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph Plender. Seductive, sympathetic, .. Read more

Starring	Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Richard, Simon Abkarian
Director	Eric Barbier
Genres	Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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- Superior thriller adapted from a novel by Ted Lewis, the GET CARTER man, seamlessly relocated to contemporary France
- 258680
- - The Guardian
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
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  - 32
  bad film
  
  not good. not good choice. not my cup of tea didnt watch to end
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - jane69
  - 33 reviews
  - Bradford
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 22:31
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  The Serpent?
  
  Great French thriller, I was hooked and you may be torn between who you want to come on top!
  
  Im still not sure why is called 'The serpent' ... read more »
  
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- - iuli2a
  - 24 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 14 Apr 2012 at 01:00
- - 1
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  Gallic thriller a cut above the rest
  
  Superb Gallic thriller which ratchets the tension up to a devastating climax. With so many half-baked 'thrillers' coming out of Hollywood, we can ... read more »
  
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- - chorizopete
  - 1 review
  - 16 Mar 2012 at 23:29
- - 6
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  One to watch!
  
  Great thriller! The French definitely know how to do them (usually badly remade by the Americans). You'll have no idea what's coming next. Watch it!
  
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- - a customer
  - 14 May 2011 at 00:34
- - 5
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  Extremely Good Thriller
  
  This is full of twist and turns, with a very convincing baddie and a great victim acting job from Yvan. I was on the edge o fmy seat for the full length of the ... read more »
  
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- 988879
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  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 04 May 2011 at 12:43
- - 3
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  GRIPPING THRILLER!
  
  EXcellent very enjoyable french psycho/thriller a l'Americaine!!! good twist, music and the main acteur reminded me of Dustin Aufmann. French are doing ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 18 Dec 2010 at 02:35
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  First Class Crime Movie
  
  I read the original novel, 'Plender', on which this is based back in the 1970s. It was written by Ted Lewis, the author of 'Jack's Return Home&#... read more »
  
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  - South East England
  - 01 Jul 2010 at 15:33
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  Variation on a theme.
  
  Typical of its genre,you may feel you have seen this movie before in dozens of different guises.There's a sense of inevitability about it, particularly the ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 218 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 05 Jun 2010 at 16:36
- - 3
  - 3
  A piece of advice...
  
  If a film says that it is in in French (such as this one) and do not speak French, expect subtitles.
  
  If you don't like subtitles, don't rent ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 04 Oct 2009 at 15:58
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  Stupendous
  
  The French are the leaders in both 'Cinema Du Look' and in this instance 'Film Noir'. This is yet another taut psychological thriller from this ... read more »
  
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  - Stalybridge
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 19:52
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  Edge of seat stuff
  
  Don't usually write reviews but this film is worth recommending. Edge of the seat stuff and great plot twists. Havent seen such a gripping film in ages. ... read more »
  
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- - Garry1066
  - 14 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 11 Mar 2009 at 23:19
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  bad film
  
  not good. not good choice. not my cup of tea didnt watch to end
  
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- 541924
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  - jane69
  - 33 reviews
  - Bradford
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 22:31
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  - 8
  Snakes along reasonably...
  
  A pretty good revenge type thriller with some reasonable twists. Theres not a whole lot stunningly new or original, and the outcome is predictable, but If you ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 15 Sep 2007 at 19:51
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  Gripping thriller
  
  Sometimes the subtitles are really hard work in forign language films but I was so engrossed in the plot I barely noticed I was reading them. There are plenty ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 14:51
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  Subtitles
  
  Didn't watch this film because it had subtitles, they either disappear too fast or you can't read the words because they are on a light background - had... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Kent
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 10:37
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  Brilliant
  
  Like a book you can't put down, we were totally gripped by this ! What a brilliant film !! Amazingly tense and edge-of-the-seat breathless drama from start ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Devon
  - 05 Feb 2008 at 10:07
- - 6
  - 0
  Absorbing hriller with the usual cop out ending
  
  Where would film makers be without the middle class to terrorise? French film Le Serpent , written and diirected by Eric Barbier is the latest in a lineage of ... read more »
  
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- 543038
- - Northernsky
  - 318 reviews
  - Halifax
  - 21 Mar 2008 at 11:14
- - 6
  - 0
  One to watch!
  
  Great thriller! The French definitely know how to do them (usually badly remade by the Americans). You'll have no idea what's coming next. Watch it!
  
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- 992664
- - a customer
  - 14 May 2011 at 00:34
- - 5
  - 0
  not bad
  
  NOT BAD THRILLER SEEN BETTER BUT OK
  
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- 543668
- - scorpion
  - 538 reviews
  - Mexborough
  - 23 Mar 2008 at 12:52
- - 5
  - 0
  Extremely Good Thriller
  
  This is full of twist and turns, with a very convincing baddie and a great victim acting job from Yvan. I was on the edge o fmy seat for the full length of the ... read more »
  
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- 988879
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 04 May 2011 at 12:43
- - 4
  - 0
  the serpent
  
  great film , thoroughly enjoyed it , kept me thinking and watching through out .
  
  well worth the rent and dont be put off by the subtitles , get it ... read more »
  
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- - TREV
  - 216 reviews
  - Surbiton
  - 26 Mar 2008 at 13:54

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  From the writer of 'Get Carter', comes the terrifically gripping new thriller 'The Serpent'. Vincent Mandel is a photographer caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph ...