Product Details

• Actors: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Annie Cordy, Jean-Claude Drouot
• Directors: Claude Chabrol
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Connoisseur Video
• VHS Release Date: February 9, 1994
• Run Time: 124 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303495583
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #85,434 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm... That summary leaves a bit to be desired..., February 24, 2000

By	"russellvlad" (nyc) - See all my reviews

Excellent Chabrol film --- probably the best introduction to the director. I'm suprised and very happy that this is out on video at a sell-through price. For some inexplicable reason, no one seems to talk much about this film. It's extremely absorbing and quite beautiful to look at though. Stephane Audran is particularly charming in this movie, although some have thought her to be a bit sophisticated for the part. A silly criticism, I think. The colors in this movie are absolutely amazing --- everything somehow dayglo and hyperrealistic at the same time. I think Philip K. Dick fans would in particular get a kick out of this film. It's organized similarly to his novels... Everything just gets more and more disjointed until reality has almost completely broken down. The denouement is pretty darned funny, too. A film that more folks should see, it'll add to your appreciation of Chabrol's other films too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La Rupture, July 4, 2007

By	John Farr "The Best Movies by Farr" - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: La Rupture (DVD)

One of Chabrol's most jarring suspense films opens with a shocking scene of domestic violence before settling into a quiet, disturbing tale of moral corruption and wicked duplicity. Audran tweaks our sympathies as the vulnerable young mother who rents a boarding room across from the hospital where her son recuperates, only to find herself isolated and scorned by the elderly female tenants, then manipulated by Cassel's twisted schemes (which involve LSD, porn, and a dim-witted innocent). If this film didn't end on a psychedelic grace note, you could almost call it an experiment in psychological sadism. "Rupture" is a Hitchcockian marvel.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to go beyond, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

I liked this movie. It made a strong impact on me and brought meaning to past conversations and what it means to "go beyond."