• Source: Based on a True Story (film)

Based on a True Story (French: D'après une histoire vraie) is a 2017 French-language psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay was written by Polanski and Olivier Assayas, adapted from the novel of the same name by Delphine de Vigan. It was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It became a box-office bomb, grossing $3.9 million worldwide against a production budget of €12.96 million.




Plot


The film focuses on writer Delphine (Seigner), who has achieved her first career success, publishing a debut novel dedicated to her mother. However, she soon starts receiving anonymous letters accusing her of exposing her family to the public. Depressed and struggling with writer's block, Delphine meets and begins a friendship with a mysterious younger woman (Green) who is seductive, intelligent, and intuitive, and who understands Delphine better than anyone else.




Cast



Emmanuelle Seigner as Delphine Dayrieux
Eva Green as Elle
Vincent Perez as François
Dominique Pinon as Raymond
Camille Chamoux as Oriane
Brigitte Roüan as The documentalist
Josée Dayan as Karina
Noémie Lvovsky as The inspector
Damien Bonnard as The perchman
Paul Garcia as Homme Salon Dur
Veronique Vasseur
Anouchka Csernakova
Saadia Bentaieb as Jeanne
Elisabeth Quin as The Journalist
Valerie de Monza
Charlotte Mangel
Edith Le Merdy as The Neighbor
Leonello Brandolini




Reception


It won the FIPRESCI Prize in 28th Stockholm Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 30 reviews, and an average rating of 5.60/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".




Release


Sony Pictures Classics acquired US distribution rights to the film at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Sony Pictures Classics announced they would partner with RatPac Entertainment for the US theatrical release. However, after the MeToo movement gained global prominence that fall, Sony Pictures Classics was reported to have shelved the film, with no plans to release it in the United States.




References






External links


Based on a True Story at IMDb
Based on a True Story at Metacritic
Based on a True Story at Rotten Tomatoes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• D'après une histoire vraie
• Valiant
• Daftar film terlaris
• Norm Macdonald
• Coen bersaudara
• 90 Minutes in Heaven (film)
• Alex & Emma
• Blackrock (film)
• Pedro Pascal
• William Desmond Taylor
• Based on a True Story (film)
• Based on a True Story (TV series)
• True Story (film)
• True Stories (film)
• Based on a True Story
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
• Vegas: Based on a True Story
• Pinocchio: A True Story
• FairyTale: A True Story
• True Story