Benoît Magimel, Bernard Le Coq, Didier Benureau

Shortly after Francois returns home to his family's beautiful estate in Bourdeaux--following four years of study in Chicago--an anonymous leaflet arrives at the house suggesting that his beloved Aunt ...( read more  read more... )Line may have caused the 1944 death of her father.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Claude Chabrol

Release Date: October 10, 2003

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DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004

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  • October 23, 2007
    A decent if not completely unremarkable French thriller. It isn't that there's anything wrong with The Flower of Evil, per se, but I feel like I've just spent 100 minutes watching absolutely nothing new. The themes are interesting if not completely broad, the characters are noth...( read more)ing special, and the humor seems oddly thin.

    It's a very pretty, expertly acted waste of time.
  • February 9, 2009
    Joder que buena película visualmente tan correcta y genera tantas preguntas es todo un cuestionamiento al espectador
  • August 27, 2007
    A Black humor film??hummm....i just can say which is some of warm, funny, sad and little bit weird. This large family seems cannot escape the fate of clan, such as a curse, which happened to every generation. Also, talked about the conflict in this family, but most of them with o...( read more)ne heart.
    I got a little bit bored in the first part, but getting well at the back, especially the last scene of Aunt when she talked with her nephew, it's perfect of her performance to touch me.
    Overall, This is a special French Film.
  • September 11, 2006
    Not my favourite Chabrol movie...
  • July 30, 2006
    one of the best of Chabrol!

Critic Reviews


November 20, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A minor work from a major talent. full review

November 7, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I feel such an affection for Chabrol and his work that I probably can't see The Flower of Evil as it would be experienced by a first-time viewer. full review

October 7, 2003
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Claude Chabrol gives ample opportunity for his audience to take pokes at those whacky French. full review

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