The Elegant Criminal 1990
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The Elegant Criminal
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten years. In flashbacks, from the prison as Lacenaire writes, from Allard's study as he and Hermine read, and from other readers' memory after the book is published, we see Lacenaire's childhood as he stands up to bullies, including priests, his youthful thieving, his first murder, his brief army career, his seduction of a princess, and his affair with Avril, a young man who dies beside him.
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten years. In flashbacks, from the prison as Lacenaire writes, from Allard's study as he and Hermine read, and from other readers' memory after the book is published, we see Lacenaire's childhood as he stands up to bullies, including priests, his youthful thieving, his first murder, his brief army career, his seduction of a princess, and his affair with Avril, a young man who dies beside him.
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... Pierre-François Lacenaire
... Allard
... Jacques Arago
... Lacenaire's father
... Lacenaire's mother
... Alphonse Damoiseau
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Release Date:
Dec 19, 1990 (France)
Run Time:
2hr 5`
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Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Pierre-François Lacenaire
... Allard
... Jacques Arago
... Lacenaire's father
... Lacenaire's mother
... Alphonse Damoiseau
... Marmignat
... Vigouroux
... Hermine
... Pertuizet
... Canler
... Professor Tonnelier
... Baton
... Princess Ida
... The abbot of Lusignan
... The president of the court
... Poulaillon
... Avril
... François
... Doctor Brianchon
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... Producer
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