La Balance
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La Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo and Jean-Paul Comart. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress, and was nominated for Most Promising Actor (twice), Best Director, Best Writing - Original and Best Editing.
[edit] Plot
Nicole is a streetwalker in Paris. Her former racketeer boyfriend and pimp, Dede, is in the doghouse with mob bosses because of a dispute over Nicole. When a police informant is killed, the police eye Dede as a replacement. He is forced to inform on the mob bosses. In exchange he will be acquitted for any association with the crimes committed by his associates, and the police will stop harassing Nicole
[edit] Cast
- Nathalie Baye - Nicole Danet
- Philippe Léotard - Dede Laffont
- Richard Berry - Mathias Palouzi
- Christophe Malavoy - Tintin
- Maurice Ronet - Massina
- Tchéky Karyo - Petrovic
- Jean-Paul Comart - Le Belge
- Bernard Freyd - Le capitaine
- Albert Dray - Carlini
- Florent Pagny - Simoni
- Jean-Daniel Laval - Arnaud
- Luc-Antoine Diquero - Picard
- Anne-Claude Salimo - Sabrina
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Quest for Fire |
César Award for Best Film 1983 |
Succeeded by Le Bal and À nos amours |
