A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise

89 mins | Comedy | Feb. 28, 2001

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

A Crime in Paradise

89 mins | Comedy | Feb. 28, 2001

A Crime in Paradise
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Les Films Christian Fechner, K.J.B. Production, Josy Films, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Original title Un crime au Paradis
Directors Jean Becker
Writers Sacha Guitry, Jean Becker, Sébastien Japrisot

Cast

Jacques Villeret

as Jojo Braconnier

Josiane Balasko

as Lulu Braconnier

André Dussollier

as Maître Jacquard

Suzanne Flon

as La maîtresse

Roland Magdane

as Le patron du café

Jacques Dacqmine

as Laborde, président du tribunal

Valérie Mairesse

as Magali Gianelli, la femme du patron du café

Dominique Lavanant

as Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne

Daniel Prévost

as l'avocat général