Feu sur le candidat (1990) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 4, 1990

Original Title:
Feu sur le candidat

Genres:
Comedy

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 87

Robert Cavaillon is the king of the pet food industry. After he sold the factory to his workers, he decided to run for office. His campaign in support of animal rights gives him a lead in the opinion polls - which worries the main political parties. Since his past is unassailable, his political opponents decide to give the job of getting rid of him to a bizarre couple - a professional killer called Jean and a high-class call girl named Clara. The pair has to ruin him with scandal and then eliminate him for good. Jean's first attempt at his task is a failure: instead of a killer he ends up looking like Cavaillon's savior and friend. Clara is forced to play the role of the killer's tender wife, because their victim sees them as a kindly pair not interested in using him for his position like everyone else. Between one bungled assassination attempt and the next, the three are enmeshed in an intense relationship in which their roles all change.

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Costume Design:
Nicole Bize
Ethel Rivet

Director:
Agnès Delarive

Director of Photography:
Yves Rodallec

Editor:
Nicole Gauduchon

Executive Producer:
Xavier Larère

Foley Artist:
Jonathan Liebling

Makeup Artist:
Mario Di Salvio

Original Music Composer:
Carlo Savina

Producer:
Jacques Bar
Paul Claudon
Gilbert de Goldschmidt

Production Design:
Gérard Viard

Writer:
Didier van Cauwelaert
Agnès Delarive

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