Merci pour le chocolat (Nightcap)
2000·France·100 min.
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Huppert plays Mika, wife of celebrated pianist Andre Polonski (Jacques Dutronc) and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his sixth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne (Anna Mouglalis), a young woman who has learned that she was almost switched at birth with Guillaume whilst in hospital. Also a pianist, Jeanne harbours a suspicion that she may be Andre's daughter. Andre undertakes to continue her piano tuition, but, on entering the Polonski family, Jeanne begins to notice the icily controlled Mika behaving strangely. Her suspicions aroused, Jeanne begins the dangerous task of unravelling Mika's dark past of secrets and lies...
DirectorClaude Chabrol
MusicMatthieu Chabrol
CinematographyRenato Berta
CastIsabelle Huppert·Jacques Dutronc·Anna Mouglalis·Rodolphe Pauly·Brigitte Catillon·Michel Robin·Mathieu Simonet
Original titleMerci pour le chocolat
Also known asMerci pour le chocolat