Movie
Nightcap
Overview
Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
Details
- Release date
- 2000-10-25
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- mk2 Films, France 2 Cinéma, CAB Productions, TSR, YMC Productions
- Country
- France, Switzerland
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert as Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
- Jacques Dutronc as André Polonski
- Anna Mouglalis as Jeanne Pollet
- Rodolphe Pauly as Guillaume Polonski
- Brigitte Catillon as Louise Pollet
- Michel Robin as Dufreigne
- Mathieu Simonet as Axel
- Lydia Andréï as Lisbeth
- Véronique Alain as Madame le Maire
- Isolde Barth as Pauline
- Jacqueline Burnand
- François Germond
Crew
- Claude Chabrol - Director
- Claude Chabrol - Screenplay
- Caroline Eliacheff - Screenplay
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