The Trout (French: La Truite) is a 1982 French drama film directed by Joseph Losey based on the novel by Roger Vailland[3] and starring Isabelle Huppert.[1] This was the last film that Losey directed to be released in his lifetime, as he died two years after its release.
| The Trout | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Written by | Roger Vailland Monique Lange Joseph Losey |
| Produced by | Yves Rousset-Rouard |
| Starring | Isabelle Huppert |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Edited by | Marie Castro-Vasquez |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
Plot edit
Traumatized since her childhood, Frederique - nicknamed the Trout - retaliates against men by seducing them to exploit them without ever giving herself. She marries Galuchat, a homosexual, and lives for a while in Japan with Saint-Genis, a businessman whom she met at the same time as a rich couple, the Ramberts.
Cast edit
- Isabelle Huppert - Frédérique
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Rambert
- Jeanne Moreau - Lou
- Daniel Olbrychski - Saint-Genis
- Jacques Spiesser - Galuchat
- Isao Yamagata - Daigo Hamada
- Jean-Paul Roussillon - Verjon
- Roland Bertin - The Count
- Lisette Malidor - Mariline
- Craig Stevens - Carter, Company President
- Ruggero Raimondi - Party Guest
- Alexis Smith - Gloria
- Lucas Belvaux - Clerk
- Pierre Forget - Père de Frédérique
- Ippo Fujikawa - Kumitaro
- Yûko Kada - Akiko (as Yuko Kada)
- Anne François - Air France Stewardess
- Pascal Morand - Lord
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Maslin, Janet (1 October 1982). "Isabelle Huppert in Losey's 'Trout'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 450.
- ^ "Festivals: New York 1982". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
Further reading edit
- Palmer, James; Riley, Michael (1993). The Films of Joseph Losey. Cambridge Film Classics; Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-5213878-0-4.
External links edit
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