• The Trouble With You

    Directed by Pierre Salvadori
    France | 107 minutes | Focus On France

  • The Trouble With You

    Directed by Pierre Salvadori
    France | 107 minutes | Focus On France

Set in the French Riviera, this rollicking screwball romance/caper comedy pivots on policewoman Yvonne, a widow who learns that her much-honored, late detective husband was in fact a crooked cop, and she surreptitiously tries to right the wrongs he committed.

film synopsis

This enjoyable romp with spot-on performances was a Cannes favorite. Set in the French Riviera, this rollicking screwball romance/caper comedy pivots on policewoman Yvonne, a widow who learns that her much-honored, late detective husband was in fact a crooked cop. As Yvonne surreptitiously tries to right the wrongs her hubby committed, she winds up playing guardian angel to Antoine, who was unjustly imprisoned for a robbery and is now freed and ready to wreak vengeance on society. Certainly politically incorrect, the film offers many pleasures, not least of which are the constantly revised versions of her husband’s exploits that Yvonne relates to her young son in lieu of bedtime stories. Director Pierre Salvadori also builds sight gags around an S&M dungeon and a serial killer toting bags of his dismembered victims. Stars Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Damien Bonnard, and Audrey Tautou supply committed and sweetly goofy performances.

film details

Director: Pierre Salvadori
Producers: Philippe Martin, David Thion
Screenwriter: Pierre Salvadori, Benjamin Charbit, Benoît Graffin
Cinematographers: Julien Poupard
Editor: Isabelle Devinck, Géraldine Mangenot
Music: Camille Bazbaz
Cast: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Damien Bonnard, Audrey Tautou, Vincent Elbaz
Original Language Title: En Liberte!
Country: France
Language: in French with English subtitles (deaf-friendly)
Year: 2018
Running Time: 107 minutes
Primary Company: MK2 International
Website: www.mk2.com

director biography

2019 Film Festival