Un Crime Au Paradise

Be the first to write a review

Overview

When a man kills his wife -- who happened to be the most hated woman in the village -- no one is sure if he should be punished or congratulated in this darkly farcical comedy. Jojo (Jacques Villeret) runs a small farm in rural France, and asks for little from life; all he wants to do is finish his chores, tend his goats, and work on his stamp collection. But Jojo's wife Lulu (Josiane Balasko) will not hear of it; often drunk and chronically ill-tempered, Lulu goes out of her way to make Jojo miserable, and she's ...
See more details below
DVD
$7.23
BN.com price
(Save 9%)$7.99 List Price
Other sellers (DVD)
  • All (5) from $7.52   
  • New (4) from $7.52   
  • Used (1) from $14.56   

More About This Product

Overview

When a man kills his wife -- who happened to be the most hated woman in the village -- no one is sure if he should be punished or congratulated in this darkly farcical comedy. Jojo (Jacques Villeret) runs a small farm in rural France, and asks for little from life; all he wants to do is finish his chores, tend his goats, and work on his stamp collection. But Jojo's wife Lulu (Josiane Balasko) will not hear of it; often drunk and chronically ill-tempered, Lulu goes out of her way to make Jojo miserable, and she's earned the frightened enmity of nearly everyone in town. After Lulu destroys both his stamp collection and his milk pails in a fit of pique, Jojo visits a lawyer, Jacquard (Andre Dussollier), and posing as a wife-killer, asks how he would defend him in court. With Jacquard's strategy fresh in mind, Jojo contemplates doing away with Lulu when he finds out that she's already made plans to finish him off with poisoned wine. A sudden fight with a bread knife finds Lulu dead and Jojo on trial for murder. Jacquard finds himself putting his earlier theories to work when he's hired to defend Jojo, but to his surprise, many of Jojo and Lulu's neighbors arrive to lend a degree of support. While practically no one will say that Jojo is innocent of the crime, everyone agrees that the community is better off without Lulu -- and are willing to say so in court. Un Crime Au Paradis is a remake of the 1951 hit La Poison; the box-office success of Un Crime Au Paradis in France led to a theatrical re-release of the earlier film.
Read More Show Less

Special Features

[None specified]
Read More Show Less

Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/21/2005
  • UPC: 873820000099
  • Original Release: 2001

    • Rating:

  • Source: Synkronized Usa
  • Region Code: 0
  • Time: 1:40:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jacques Villeret Jojo Braconnier
Josiane Balasko Lulu Braconnier
André Dussollier Jacquard
Suzanne Flon Schoolmistress
Gerard Hernandez
Valérie Mairesse
Jenny Cleve
Daniel Prévost
Technical Credits
Jean Becker Director, Screenwriter
Pierre Bachelet Score Composer
Christophe Cheysson Asst. Director
Jean-Marie Dreujou Cinematographer
Christian Fechner Producer
William Flageollet Sound/Sound Designer
Sébastien Japrisot Screenwriter
Therese Ripaud Production Designer
Hervé Truffaut Executive Producer
Jacques Witta Editor
Read More Show Less

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Chapter 1 [11:47]
2. Chapter 2 [7:11]
3. Chapter 3 [8:09]
4. Chapter 4 [7:36]
5. Chapter 5 [13:09]
6. Chapter 6 [10:45]
7. Chapter 7 [21:40]
8. Chapter 8 [12:14]
Read More Show Less

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Chapters
   Photos Gallery
   Trailers
      Cubanissimo
      Capitaines D'Avril
      Tolerance
      Cops Story
Read More Show Less

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
( 0 )
Rating Distribution

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Review Guidelines
Add Recommendations
Your Name: Create a Pen Name or

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

  • - HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
  • - Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
  • - Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
  • - Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
  • - Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
  • - Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
  • - Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

  • - By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
  • - Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
  • - See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend

Recommend other products that relate to your review. Just search for them below and share!

Create a Pen Name

Your Pen Name is your unique identity on BN.com. It will appear on the reviews you write and other website activities. Your Pen Name cannot be edited, changed or deleted once submitted.

 
Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously