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In His Hands

2005 · 1h 30m · N/A Drama
Directed by Anne Fontaine

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In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary Laurent Kessler claims damage in his basement caused by a flooding due to water leakage, Claire resolves the situation favorably for him. The weird Laurent visits Claire in her office successively, inviting her for drinks and lunch, and they get close to each other. Meanwhile, a serial killer is terrorizing Lille, killing women with a scalpel. Claire feels a great attraction for Laurent, who has an unusual behavior in her apartment. When Claire sees a scalpel in the pocket of Laurent's jacket, she fears him, but still loves him.

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The accomplished filmmaker and her able cast still manage to provide rewards in the delicacy with which they sketch the way a woman in a marriage neither happy nor unhappy drifts into an affair, and persists despite clear indications of extreme danger.

David Rooney, Variety
Fresh

It's a taut, observant thriller that tries to find out why the moth is drawn to the proverbial -- and potentially deadly -- flame.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

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