The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“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.
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The Body of My Enemy
Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1976
A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.
Movie details
The Body of My Enemy
1976 Crime · Drama · Mystery 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Body of My Enemy?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Michel Audiard · Henri Verneuil
Jean-Paul Belmondo
François Leclercq
Bernard Blier
Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Marie-France Pisier
Gilberte Liégeard
René Lefèvre
Pierre Leclercq
François Perrot
Raphaël Di Massa
Daniel Ivernel
Victor Verbruck (le maire)
Claude Brosset
Oscar (le videur-gigolo)
Court is in session
Put The Body of My Enemy on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“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.