False Confessions

Les Fausses Confidences

Luc Bondy's final feature film as director draws talent from both stage and screen to bring Pierre de Marivaux's play into 21st century Paris. Isabelle Huppert commands the screen as Araminte, the wealthy widow who unwittingly hires the smitten Dorante (Louis Garrel) as her accountant.

Secrets and lies accumulate as Dorante and his accomplice, Araminte's manservant Dubois, manipulate not only the good-hearted Araminte, but also her friend and confidante, Marton. Dorante, by turns pitiable and proficient, but always deferential to his social better, walks a fine line in his quest to arouse an equal desire in the object of his affections.

Filmed in part on-site at the Theatre de l'Odeon, the film blurs the distinction between stage and screen, offering a new turn on this classic take on the psychology of love.

Official Selection at the Locarno Film Festival.