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The Flower of Evil

2003 · 1h 44m · R Drama, Thriller
Directed by Claude Chabrol

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Overview

Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The strength of this movie is how it starts as a standard whodunit only to become something else: a cunning Chabrol study of incest and old money peppered with a wicked sense of humor.

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Fresh

Leave reason behind, back in steerage class, and simply breathe in the foibles of the (upper) crust on this creme brulee.

Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh

Told without drama, as if this were just an ordinary family, it is the subtleties of the details that win you over.

Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh

Each of the characters in the film is so real, so fully drawn, that you feel you know him or her as a person, not as fiction.

Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Rotten

A minor work from a major talent.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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