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ComedyCrimeRomance

The Innocent

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Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. The couple dream of starting again with a clean slate by opening a flower shop. But Sylvie’s son Abel, convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime, disapproves of this relationship.

Release Date : 2022-10-12

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Les Films des TournellesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes CinémaARTE France Cinéma

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : The Innocent

Cast

Louis Garrel

Character Name : Abel Lefranc

Original Name : Louis Garrel

Gender : Male

Roschdy Zem

Character Name : Michel Ferrand

Original Name : Roschdy Zem

Gender : Male

Noémie Merlant

Character Name : Clémence Genièvre

Original Name : Noémie Merlant

Gender : Female

Anouk Grinberg

Character Name : Sylvie Lefranc

Original Name : Anouk Grinberg

Gender : Female

Jean-Claude Pautot

Character Name : Jean-Paul

Original Name : Jean-Claude Pautot

Gender : Male

Yanisse Kebbab

Character Name : Caviar truck driver

Original Name : Yanisse Kebbab

Gender : Male

Léa Wiazemsky

Character Name : Sylvie's witness

Original Name : Léa Wiazemsky

Gender : Female

Manda Touré

Character Name : Woman at the aquarium

Original Name : Manda Touré

Gender : Female

Olga Amelchenko

Character Name : Maud

Original Name : Olga Amelchenko

Gender : Female

Romain Blachier

Character Name : Chosen one at the first marriage

Original Name : Romain Blachier

Gender : Male

Zorah Ait Maten

Character Name : Chosen one at the second marriage

Original Name : Zorah Ait Maten

Gender : Female

Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat

Character Name : Jean-Claude

Original Name : Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat

Gender : Male

Joséphine Caraballo

Character Name : Guest at the inauguration of the flower shop

Original Name : Joséphine Caraballo

Gender : Female

Véronique Kapoyan

Character Name : Guest at the inauguration of the flower shop

Original Name : Véronique Kapoyan

Gender : Female

Florent Masarin

Character Name : Commissioner Delmas

Original Name : Florent Masarin

Gender : Male

Franck Gonzales

Character Name : Interrogation policeman

Original Name : Franck Gonzales

Gender : Male

Jean-Mickaël Bricard

Character Name : Prison guard at the portico

Original Name : Jean-Mickaël Bricard

Gender : Male

Sylvain Longo

Character Name : First prison guard at the wedding

Original Name : Sylvain Longo

Gender : Male

René Palomba

Character Name : Second prison guard at the wedding

Original Name : René Palomba

Gender : Male

Pascal Sighrouchni

Character Name : Prison guard delivering the mail

Original Name : Pascal Sighrouchni

Gender : Male

Laëtitia Clément

Character Name : Nurse at the hospital

Original Name : Laëtitia Clément

Gender : Female

Thomas Rortais

Character Name : Nurse at the hospital

Original Name : Thomas Rortais

Gender : Male

Côme Thieulin

Character Name : Server at the Conforama grill

Original Name : Côme Thieulin

Gender : Male

Mattéo Rozier

Character Name : Grill server during the robbery

Original Name : Mattéo Rozier

Gender : Male

Zeyaelddin Seyed Saleh

Character Name : Hisham

Original Name : Zeyaelddin Seyed Saleh

Gender : Female

Shahriar Sadrolashrafi

Character Name : Iranian at the cemetery

Original Name : Shahriar Sadrolashrafi

Gender : Male

Mikael Foisset

Character Name : Inmate

Original Name : Mikael Foisset

Gender : Male

Rachid Leghrib

Character Name : Inmate

Original Name : Rachid Leghrib

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-10-20

I like Louis Garrel - he has something about him that I usually find engaging to watch on screen. Here, though, the story is all just a little too far-fetched! He ("Abel") takes his mother "Sylvie" (Anouk Grinberg) to prison where she runs an acting class and where she has hooked up with "Michel" (Roschdy Zem). Now "Abel" is a bit sceptical about his mother marrying an ex-con and soon he and his best mate "Clémence" (Noémie Merlant) and carrying out some fairly clumsy surveillance on the man. "Michel" is no fool though and before we know it, the spying pair are mixed up a plan to pinch a great supply of caviar from a van in a petrol station car park! What ensues here does raise the odd smile and is generally an adequate little drama - but it still tends a little too much to weak slapstick inso far as it's a comedy. It's also a love story and a family drama that is better than soap, but only just - it's like we are watching an incomplete episode in the lives of people that we don't really know - nor get to know, either. Merlant is a breath of fresh air and she gels well with her increasingly hapless pal "Abel" as we head to a denouement with a few twists to keep us guessing. I did quite enjoy it, but it's totally forgettable fayre, sorry.