False Servant
{{short description|2000 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = False Servant
| image = La Fausse Suivante poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Benoît Jacquot
| producer = Georges Benayoun
| writer =
| based_on = {{based on|La Fausse Suivante|Marivaux}}
| starring = Isabelle Huppert
| cinematography = Romain Winding
| editing = Pascale Chavance
| distributor = Pyramide Distribution
| released = {{film date|2000|3|8|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget = $1.5 million
| gross = $700,000{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2571|title=La Fausse suivante (2000) - JPBox-Office}}
}}
False Servant ({{langx|fr|La Fausse Suivante}}) is a 2000 French comedy-drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and starring Isabelle Huppert.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/201744/La-Fausse-suivante/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102152332/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/201744/La-Fausse-suivante/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Mark Deming |date=2012 |title=NY Times: False Servant |accessdate=29 May 2010 }}
Plot
A young woman disguises herself as a knight to expose a gold-digging man divided between her and a Countess.
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert as The Countess
- Sandrine Kiberlain as The Knight
- Pierre Arditi as Trivelin
- Mathieu Amalric as Lélio
- Alexandre Soulié as Arlequin
- Philippe Vieux as Frontin
See also
References
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External links
- {{imdb title|id=0233709|title=False Servant}}
{{Benoît Jacquot}}
Category:2000 comedy-drama films
Category:2000s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Benoît Jacquot
Category:French films based on plays
Category:French comedy-drama films
Category:Cross-dressing in French films
Category:Films based on works by Pierre de Marivaux
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