L'Appât

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L'Appât
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Written by Bertrand Tavernier
Colo Tavernier
Starring Marie Gillain
Olivier Sitruk
Bruno Putzulu
Release date(s) Flag of France 8 March 1995
Flag of United States 14 March 1995 (NYC only)
Flag of United Kingdom 22 September 1995
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L'Appât is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as a 'bait'. The title translates as The Bait.

The film is based on the novel by Morgan Sportes, which is in turn based on a true event that happened in the 1980s.

[edit] Cast

  • Marie Gillain - Nathalie
  • Olivier Sitruk - Eric
  • Bruno Putzulu - Bruno
  • Richard Berry - Alain
  • Philippe Duclos - Antoine
  • Marie Ravel - Karine
  • Clotilde Courau - Patricia
  • Jean-Louis Richard - Innkeeper
  • Christophe Odent - Laurent
  • Jean-Paul Comart - Michel
  • Philippe Héliès - Pierre
  • Jacky Nercessian - M. Tapiro (Nathalie's boss)
  • Alain Sarde - Philippe
  • Daniel Russo - Jean-Pierre
  • Philippe Torreton - Chief cop
  • François Berléand - Inspector Durieux

[edit] Awards

The film won the Golden Bear at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival.

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Preceded by
In the Name of the Father
Golden Bear winner
1995
Succeeded by
Sense and Sensibility
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