Secret Defense (1998) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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While working in her lab, Sylvie catches her younger brother Paul stealing a gun she keeps in a drawer. Paul believes a man named Walser murdered their father by pushing him off a train, a death that was orginally ruled a suicide. Sylvie tries to shield her younger brother by trying to shoot Walser

Cast & Crew

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Jacques Rivette

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sylvie Rousseau

Jerzy Radziwilowicz

Laure Marsac

Ludivine Lukachevski; Veronique Lukachevski

Gregoire Colin

Bernadette Giraud

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Release Date

1998

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Creative Europe; Eurimages; La Sept Cinema; Pierre Grise Productions; Procirep; Sofica Sofenergie 4; StudioCanal; Tri-Track Synchronization

Distribution Company

Curzon Artificial Eye; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 50m

Synopsis

While working in her lab, Sylvie catches her younger brother Paul stealing a gun she keeps in a drawer. Paul believes a man named Walser murdered their father by pushing him off a train, a death that was orginally ruled a suicide. Sylvie tries to shield her younger brother by trying to shoot Walser herself. However, Walser is an emigma and Sylvie will have to be constantly on her guard lest he quickly get the upper hand.

Director

Jacques Rivette

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sylvie Rousseau

Jerzy Radziwilowicz

Laure Marsac

Ludivine Lukachevski; Veronique Lukachevski

Gregoire Colin

Bernadette Giraud

Micheline Herzog

Sara Louis

Mark Saporta

Christine Vouilloz

Francoise Fabian

Genevieve Rousseau

Hermine Karagheuz

Patrick Lebouar

Crew

Anne Autran

Costume Designer

Vincent Belhache

Pascal Bonitzer

Laetitia Cangioni

Pascal Chauvin

Severine Cherbonnel

Assistant Director

Emmanuelle Cuau

Emmanuel De Chauvigny

Manu De Chauvigny

Pascal Dedeye

Ivan Desrue

Laurent Dreyer

Christelle Dufour

Assistant Director

Sylvie Dumoulin

Eric Grandjean

Lorraine Groleau

Assistant Director

Pedro Guerro

Music ("Di Perra Mora")

David Haas

Christian Lambert

Jocelyne Lemery

Bernard Leroux

Sound Re-Recording

Nicole Lubtchansky

William Lubtchansky

Director Of Photography

Richard Luzy

Key Hair Stylist

Julien Madec

Lydie Mahias

Script Supervisor

Martine Marignac

Valerie Menguy

Jacques Rivette

Iris Ruprecht

Jordi Savall

Music; Music Director ("Di Perra Mora" "Diferencias Sobre Las Vacas (From 'El Cancionero De Medinaceli')")

Maurice Tinchant

Associate Producer

Eric Vaucher

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Release Date

1998

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Creative Europe; Eurimages; La Sept Cinema; Pierre Grise Productions; Procirep; Sofica Sofenergie 4; StudioCanal; Tri-Track Synchronization

Distribution Company

Curzon Artificial Eye; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Released in United States Fall November 19, 1999

Released in United States on Video January 15, 2002

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.)

Released in United States Fall November 19, 1999

Released in United States on Video January 15, 2002

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

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