False Confessions - 2017

Dorante, an impoverished young man, is taken on as a secretary by Araminte, a rich widow with whom he is secretly in love. The valet Dubois does all he can to get Araminte to fall in love with Dorante. Following his staging of Marivaux’s comedy at the Odéon theater, Luc Bondy turns the whole theater building into a film studio, placing his actors in the foyer, under the stage, in the kitchens, using the most unusual and unexpected spots to invent a new dynamic between theater and film.

85min
2017
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.1/10

Cast

Bulle Ogier profile pictureBulle OgierMadame Argante
Bernard Verley profile pictureBernard VerleyMonsieur Rémy
Jean-Pierre Malo profile pictureJean-Pierre MaloComte Dorimont
Fred Ulysse profile pictureFred UlysseArlequin

About False Confessions

False Confessions Overview

Dorante, an impoverished young man, is taken on as a secretary by Araminte, a rich widow with whom he is secretly in love. The valet Dubois does all he can to get Araminte to fall in love with Dorante. Following his staging of Marivaux’s comedy at the Odéon theater, Luc Bondy turns the whole theater building into a film studio, placing his actors in the foyer, under the stage, in the kitchens, using the most unusual and unexpected spots to invent a new dynamic between theater and film.

Runtime: 85min

Extra details

Original Title: Les Fausses confidences
Original Language: French
Directed By: Luc Bondy