Hygiène de l'assassin

Overview

Part police thriller and part exploration of the dark side of men's attitudes about women, Hygiene de l'assassin concerns a young female journalist, Nina (Barbara Schulz). Nina has scored a plumb assignment, an interview with Tach (Jean Yanne), a well-known but reculsive novelist who rarely speaks to the press. After he passes along his less-than-charitable views about women (including the belief they should be killed in childhood, before they start to menstruate), Nina concludes the interview, but soon finds herself interrogated by police when Tach is found dead and she is the key suspect.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 24, 1999

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Simone D'Aillencourt,Richard Gotainer,Barbara Schulz,Sophie Broustal,Jean Yanne,Catherine Hiegel,Agathe de La Boulaye,Eric Prat

Director

François Ruggieri

Writer

Amélie Nothomb,François Ruggieri

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0187165