MrN

Saw this yesterday and I quite liked it, though it might be for Chabrol fans only. I myself haven't watched too many Chabrol films but, in my book, he's a don't-miss director.

Flower of Evil is very reminiscent of the last Chabrol film Merci Pour le Chocolat. Both involve a bourgeois family with dark secrets in the past haunting incidents of the present. In 'Flower' the past seems very complicated and it was mostly unexplained. I guess by comparison 'Chocolat' is the better film if only because it has the great Isabelle Huppert.

Spoiler Comments (since I know most people haven't seen this yet.)




7/10

Giles

I thought it was brillantly acted and intriquing character development but the story on the other hand was problematic, it never seemed to make up it's mind if it wanted to be a thriller or a drama - the combination never really worked (well at least to me). Also, the movie on the whole never came across as memorable. Am curious to watch other Chabrol films, but this one was a tad overcriticized.

slop101

This is a new movie by Chabrol? I thought he was dead.

Hendrik

...no, he ain't dead (the man is barely 73 years old)...
...here's a review...

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wendersfan

Massive bump.

I just got around to watching this last week, and the above pretty much sums up my opinion. I would consider this to be below average Chabrol, a good film compared to most efforts by other directors, but not all that impressive when compared to Les Bonnes Femmes, La Ceremonie, Les Biches, or Le Boucher.

slop101

I really like Le Boucher, and it's probably Charbo's best film (that I've seen) - it helps that I'm in absolute lust with '70s era Stephane Audran.