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Riviera Revenge

Riviera Revenge

Comedy · 2024

François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife cheated on him 40 years ago, he files for divorce and confronts her former lover, who lives in the French Riviera.

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Riviera Revenge

2024 Comedy 1h 34m

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5.9 / 10

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François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife cheated on him 40 years ago, he files for divorce and confronts her former lover, who lives in the French Riviera.

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Directed by

Ivan Calbérac

Written by

Ivan Calbérac

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

François Marsault

Sabine Azéma

Sabine Azéma

Annie Marsault

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Boris Pelleray

Joséphine de Meaux

Joséphine de Meaux

Capucine Marsault

Sébastien Chassagne

Sébastien Chassagne

Adrien Marsault

Michel Boujenah

Michel Boujenah

Clément Fontaine

Gaël Giraudeau

Gaël Giraudeau

Amaury Marsault

Court is in session

Put Riviera Revenge on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.