FILM Poison Friends [Les Amitiés maléfiques ] 2006
“MUBI is partnering with La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) in Cannes to celebrate 50 years of its programming by showing a retrospective of films from the festival’s history. Through support from 4+1 Film Festival, each film will be free for the first 1,000 views through June 30.”
Poison Friends
Les Amitiés Maléfiques
France
DIR Emmanuel Bourdieu
2006
99 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
Subtitled in English
Audio in French
Svengali U
A self-appointed intellectual guru poisons the academic well in psych-thriller
Review by J Hoberman, The Village Voice, 17 April 2007
May 27, 2011 Posted by adferoafferro | Emmanuel Bourdieu, French films | Leave a comment
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