Pour elle (Anything for Her) (2007)
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79% of critics liked it
(29 reviews) -
71% of users liked it
(1,723 ratings)
With a loving, stable marriage of many years, a devoted son named Oscar (Lancelot Roch) and a quiet life in suburban France, life feels supremely happy for French couple Julien (Vincent Lindon) and Lisa (Diane Kruger). The household is shaken to its core, then, when an unthinkable series of events… More With a loving, stable marriage of many years, a devoted son named Oscar (Lancelot Roch) and a quiet life in suburban France, life feels supremely happy for French couple Julien (Vincent Lindon) and Lisa (Diane Kruger). The household is shaken to its core, then, when an unthinkable series of events befalls the family: the police suddenly turn up and inexplicably arrest Lisa for a murder of which she appears to have no knowledge. She receives a sentence of twenty years in prison, but Julien remains convinced of her innocence - and unwilling to endure the time it will take to sort through French bureaucracy and obtain an appeal. Reeling in turmoil, Julien grows so distraught that he resorts to a desperate plan of action by deciding to spring Lisa from confinement. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Cavayé
- Written By
- Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Dec 3, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Mars Distribution
Critic Reviews
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Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Pour Elle is a smart, startling thriller; a perfect date movie for couples who like to smoke afterwards.
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Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Cavayé's film may not be the cleverest or most credible but it packs an effective punch.
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Propelled by tension, this gripping prison escape thriller takes the form of a beguiling morality tale as it raises unfathomable issues between right and wrong
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Dominic Corry, Flicks.co.nz
Get out and see this magnificent thriller before the American remake (starring Russell Crowe, planned for release later this year) steals its thunder.
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Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
The idea of an ordinary guy busting his wife out of prison sounds fairly silly, but you'll still be at the edge of your seat for most of Pour Elle.
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Cast
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Vincent Lindon
as Julien
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Diane Kruger
as Lisa
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Lancelot Roch
as Oscar
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Olivier Marchal
as Henri Pasquet
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Hammou Graïa
as Commandant Susini
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Liliane Rovere
as Julien's mother
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Olivier Perrier
as Julien's father
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Moussa Aaskri
as Martial
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Remi Martin
as Capitaine Jousseaume
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Thierry Godard
as Pascal
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Slimane Hadjar
as David
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Dorothée Tavernier
as Nathalie
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Alaa Oumouzoune
as Moussa
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Joseph Beddelem
as Hassan
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Ivan Franek
as Dragan
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Pascal Parmentier
as Arresting officer
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Kader Boukhanef
as Arresting captain


