Isabelle adjani, who is celebrated for her multi awarded acting and her beauty, plays ‘elle’, a provocative 19 year old whose arrival, with her mother and sick father, in a sleepy provence village sets the locals afire with lust and gossip'. '.strtoupper('s')he soon finds a suitor in gentle pin pon alain souchon, the local mechanic, and they marry shortly after'. '.strtoupper('t')hen the tone shifts, when a dark secret emerges from her past, the film becomes more complex and adjani’s character reveals a disturbing side as she manipulates events and men in order to seek revenge for an outrage inflicted in her childhood…with more césar awards than any other french actor and a host of oscar® nominations, isabelle adjani possession, queen margot, camille claudel, adele h is one of the most celebrated french star of all time'. '.strtoupper('h')er acting talent and staggering sensual beauty both reaching a career defining high in becker’s one deadly summer l’ete meurtrier, which became the highest grossing french film of the time and the prototype mould engendering the erotic thrillers which hollywood made in its wake.features soundtrack by ®oscar winner, george delerue platoon, steel magnolias, a little romance, twins, the day of the dolphin, beaches, joe versus the volcanospecial featuresdirector jean becker on one deadly summer” interview with the director 28 min“portrait of screenwriter japrisot” documentary on sébastien japrisot known as the graham green of france'. '.strtoupper('a')uthor of the original novel and scriptwriter of the film 43 minreviews for the first 20 minutes or so, this looks like.'. '.strtoupper('w')iggly, pert buttocked coquette cum slut adjani arrives in a small french village and sets the local manhood afire .'. '.strtoupper('a')s the film progresses, it become more and more complex ..'. '.strtoupper('a')djani's role takes on deepening and more disturbing perspectives..directed with verve, the film rarely departs from the commercial mainstream, but within those conventions it operates with assurance, subtlety and plenty of surprises '. '.strtoupper('t')ime out”.'. '.strtoupper('m')asterfully directed by jean becker'. '.strtoupper('t')he cast is superb.'. '.strtoupper('t')his is a film worth owning, and watching more than once'. '.strtoupper('h')ighly recommended.” 10k bullets isabelle adjani, astonishing in the central role.'. '.strtoupper('v')arietunmissable must have for isabelle adjani fans!cannes film festival nomination'. '.strtoupper('w')on 4 cesar awardsnew 2k sourced elements restored 16 9 versionnew improved english subtitlesimdb 7.2 based on 56,000 users1 time on bluray previously dvd dual edition