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Actors: Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk, Bruno Putzulu, Richard Berry, Clotilde Courau
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Fresh Bait |
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FRESH BAIT (L'Appât) a.k.a. "The Bait" is a French movie co-written and directed by Bertrand Tavernier in 1994. This film earned the Golden Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival.
Nathalie, her boyfriend Eric, and their friend Bruno live in the same flat in Paris. They use to dream about going to the U.S. and opening a store in Miami but, for the time being, only Nathalie's got a job as a shop assistant while both boys are unemployed. Every night, Nathalie goes to the same bar hoping to be introduced to wealthy people.
Tired of being broke, Eric suggests to his friends to use Nathalie as a bait, to follow her after she's hooked a rich guy and, then, to rob the victim in his apartment. After a few failed tries, they manage to enter the flat of a lawyer they will torture to death when they discover that there is money hidden in his apartment. The next night, they use the same scheme to enter Richard Berry's flat and they also will coldly murder their victim. This is a true story.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Fresh Bait |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Blackmail & Seduction
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- killing innocent people
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- long, straight (woman)
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of torture
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 2
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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