Innocent Lies
Innocent Lies | |
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Directed by | Patrick Dewolf |
Written by | Kerry Crabbe Patrick Dewolf Agatha Christie (novel) |
Produced by | Philippe Guez Simon Perry |
Starring | Stephen Dorff Gabrielle Anwar Adrian Dunbar Joanna Lumley |
Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
Edited by | Joëlle Hache Chris Wimble |
Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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Distributed by | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (co-distribution with Pan-Européenne in France)[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France |
Languages | English French |
Innocent Lies is a 1995 thriller film directed by Patrick Dewolf and starring Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Adrian Dunbar and Joanna Lumley.[2] It is a loose adaptation of the 1944 Agatha Christie novel Towards Zero. Keira Knightley, in her film debut, plays the younger version of Celia Graves, the character portrayed by Anwar.
Synopsis
[edit]In 1938, a British policeman travels to France to investigate the death of one of his colleagues. He becomes interested in a family of wealthy Britons living in a luxurious French coastal resort, who were heavily involved with the dead man. He soon uncovers a number of dark secrets which the family has tried to conceal.
Cast
[edit]- Stephen Dorff - Jeremy Graves
- Gabrielle Anwar - Celia Graves
- Adrian Dunbar - Alan Cross
- Sophie Aubry - Solange Montfort
- Joanna Lumley - Lady Helena Graves
- Florence Hoath - Angela Cross
- Alexis Denisof - Christopher Wood
- Marianne Denicourt - Maud Graves
- Melvil Poupaud - Louis Bernard
- Bernard Haller - Georges Montfort
- Rosalind Bennett - Janet Blain
- Donal McCann - Joe Green (Uncredited)
In addition, Keira Knightley portrays a young Celia, while brothers Robin and Tobias Saunders appear as Celia's brothers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Innocent Lies (1995)". UniFrance. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ BFI.org
External links
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- 1995 films
- 1990s English-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Agatha Christie
- 1990s French-language films
- Films about incest
- 1995 thriller films
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films
- Cockfighting in film
- 1995 multilingual films
- British multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- English-language thriller films
- 1990s British film stubs
- 1990s thriller film stubs