J'ai épousé une ombre

1983 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 661 661

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Plot summary

After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident.

Director

Robin Davis Photo
Robin Davis

Top cast

Richard Bohringer Photo
Richard Bohringer as Frank Georges
Victoria Abril Photo
Victoria Abril as Fifo
Véronique Genest Photo
Véronique Genest as Patricia Meyrand
Nathalie Baye Photo
Nathalie Baye as Patricia Meyrand / Hélène Georges
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999.89 MB
1200*720
French 2.0
PG
us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 48 min
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1.81 GB
1800*1080
French 2.0
PG
us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Though most of the credit concerns the story

Though most of the credit concerns the story rather than the execution, and therefore is owed to the author of the novel (Cornell Woolrich), a bit of credit is also owed to those who've made it accessible on the big screen. 'J'ai épousé une ombre' is a chance to meet that story. Fine performances as well. 3. 5 stars.
Reviewed by kinsayder

A well crafted thriller that also happens to be a charming love story.

Nathalie Baye plays the fiancée of a bully (Richard Bohringer in one of his trademark creepy bad guy roles). She is suddenly given the opportunity to start a new life by assuming the identity of a dead woman, and she takes it. But of course it's not going to be that easy...The choice of Nathalie Baye as the lead is important for the tone of the film. With another actress, say Isabelle Adjani, we would be in completely different territory, questioning the heroine's motives as she settles into her new and immensely wealthy "family". But Baye has such a guileless sweetness, you find yourself rooting for her even when she's sticking a knife in someone's chest. Francis Huster is well cast, too, as the romantic lead whose ambiguous behaviour (has he guessed her secret?) fuels much of the suspense during the middle section of the film.Despite the corny plot and the melodramatic elements, the film has a very satisfying pace and mood (enhanced by the lovely soundtrack and the glorious Bordeaux setting). It may be a disappointment to fans of the much darker novel but, as Robin Davis explains in his DVD commentary, it was never his intention to make a faithful adaptation or a typical noir thriller. He changed the story because he cared too much about the characters to abandon them without hope.
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