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'The Bridesmaid': Curious passion
by Hap Erstein

Plant a tree, write a poem, make love to a person of the same sex and kill someone. Those are the four tasks that remodeling salesman Philippe is told he must perform to prove his love in Claude Chabrol's compelling film of improbable attractions, The Bridesmaid. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Handsome young Philippe, still living at home with his mother and two sisters, has a promising career ahead of him. When he meets his sister's bridesmaid, it's love at first sight... until she declares that as proof of their love, each of them should kill a total stranger.

FILM FACTS ...

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'The Bridesmaid'

Director: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clément, Bernard Le Coq, Solène Bouton, Anna Mihalcea
Run time: 110 minutes
Release date: August 4, 2006
Language: French with English subtitles
Rating: Not rated, but includes brief nudity, adult themes, sexual situations.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Palm Beach Post: B
"Chabrol adapted The Bridesmaid from a story by British mystery writer Ruth Rendell, so if you feel like jumping to the conclusion that there will be a murder in there somewhere, go ahead and jump."