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"That Day"
2003
Directed by Raul Ruiz
A rare comedy from the great Raul Ruiz (The Three
Crowns of the Sailor), That Day skewers its characters' greed and
compulsion in a playfully absurdist manner. Michel Piccoli stars as Harald,
the patriarch of a high society family, whose status is slipping due to
money woes. In an effort to bump off his daughter--the heir to his wife's
fortune--Harald arranges for the escape of Poinpoirot (Bernard Giraudeau), a
deranged serial killer depraved enough to do the deed. But Harald's plan is
thrown into turmoil when the killer develops an affection for his would-be
victim. "Delirious and delightful" (Time Out). French with English
subtitles. 80 minutes.
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