Abuse of Weakness (2013)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- Inspired by director Catherine Breillat’s true life experiences, her latest film, Abuse of Weakness, is an exploration of power and sex. Isabelle Huppert stars as Maud, a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko (Kool Shen), a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko's manipulative charm as their parasitic relationship hurdles out of control.
- Actors:
- Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen, Laurence Ursino, Christophe Sermet, Ronald Leclercq, Fred Lebelge, Tristan Schotte, Daphné Baiwir, Dimitri Tomsej, Nicolas Steil, Jean-François Lepetit, Marc De Bodin De Galembert, Patrick Van Ackere, François Stockmans, Valérie Chavet, Ismaël Villar Bonilla, Valérie Azura, Axelle Beerens, Andrée Cambier, Jean-Pierre Denuit
- Directors:
- Catherine Breillat
- Writers:
- Catherine Breillat
- Aka:
- Abus de faiblesse / Missbrauch
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Female Filmmakers Who Changed French Cinema
- Countries:
- France