Comedy of Power

2006 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 3,122 VOTES · DIR. Claude Chabrol

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Overview

Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of participating in massive corporate malfeasance. As her investigation leads her into the upper echelons of government, Jeanne becomes intoxicated by the power she is amassing.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,390 lines

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00:00:27 "This film does not claim to depict real events.
00:05:55 Don't you have a cell?
00:10:28 This is an outrage! I was arrested and put in prison!
00:14:06 A lack of ambition?
00:18:38 Not true and grotesque. It shows you don't know me.
00:22:45 - Do they cut well, at least? - Not like they used to.
00:26:50 Are these plantings recent?
00:32:31 You don't lack talent.
00:36:24 She wrote you a letter. Shall I?
00:43:32 Is she badly hurt?
00:47:47 But...
00:52:07 Yes.
00:56:17 I owe you one.
00:59:41 He found nothing wrong.
01:05:15 You're investigating me? What's in my head?
01:11:08 How do the secret funds work?
01:15:44 How is he doing?
01:19:15 The last act.
01:23:40 I understand you, Mr. Boldi.
01:30:28 Very simply.
01:34:14 It's pragmatic.
01:38:40 Then I'm asking you to.
01:43:29 I heard about your husband. I'm sorry.
05:08:03 in the most expensive part of town.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,390
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line05:08:03

Production Record

DirectorClaude Chabrol
LanguageFrench
Revenue$8,987,781
IMDb votes3,122