Love Is the Perfect Crime

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2013

1h 50m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When one of his brilliant students disappears after having an affair with him, Marc is introduced to Anna, a woman searching for the missing student.

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Vadim Rizov

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Jan 25, 2023

The noir trappings are executed thoroughly, but they also enable weird, plentiful, invigorating disruptions small and large of conventional screenwriting...

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

Mar 11, 2014

2/4

It's not only the clean air that's transparent; so is the lack of credibility.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Mar 4, 2014

4/5

A mesmerizing psychological thriller set in the majestic Swiss Alps.

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Oct 9, 2017

There are some moral standards that you must comply with when you are a professor. An enjoyable crime thriller set in Switzerland.

Oct 12, 2015

Literature professor at the University of Lausanne, Marc has a reputation for collecting amorous adventures with her students. A few days after the disappearance of the brightest of them - which was also his last conquest - he meets Anna, who seeks to know more about the missing young man.

Jun 7, 2015

L'amour est un Crime Parfait [France, 2014] Could have connected better if it had more psychological thrill in human context. 7/10

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Arnaud Larrieu

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Jean-Marie Larrieu

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Mathieu Amalric

Marc

Karin Viard

Marianne

Maïwenn

Anna

Sara Forestier

Annie

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When one of his brilliant students disappears after having an affair with him, Marc is introduced to Anna, a woman searching for the missing student.

Director: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu
Producer: Francis Boespflug, Sébastien Delloye, Sidonie Dumas, Diana Elbaum, Bruno Pèsery, Ruth Waldburger
Screenwriter: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu
Production Co: Gaumont, arte France Cinéma, Arena Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m

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