Lacenaire (1990)
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Daniel Auteuil, Jean Poiret, Jacques Weber, Geneviève Casile, François Périer, Jacques Duby, Paul Le Person, Jean Davy, Maïwenn Le Besco, Jacques Sereys, Aurélien Recoing, Marie-Armelle Deguy, Daniel Mesguich, Rufus, Samuel Labarthe, Patrick Pineau, Isild Le Besco
Awaiting the guillotine, Pierre François Lacenaire reflects on the childhood and choices that led him toward a life of crime.
The story
Pierre François Lacenaire is awaiting the guillotine in a cell during his final days. He receives several visitors: his close friend and accomplice Avril, two phrenologists who have come to study the skull of a great criminal, his mistress Ida, writer and journalist Arago, and Sûreté chief Allard. He discusses his strange fate with them, recalling a childhood marked by his mother's preference for his brother and his gradual discovery of the path to evil, beginning with petty theft.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In a cell, Pierre François Lacenaire lives out his final days as he awaits the guillotine. He receives various visitors: his close friend and accomplice, Avril; two phrenologists who have come to study the skull of a great criminal; his mistress, Ida; the writer and journalist Arago; and the head of the Sûreté, Allard. With them, he discusses his strange fate. As a child, he suffered from a lack of love from a mother who favored his brother. He gradually discovers the path to evil. Starting with petty thefts, he crosses the threshold into murder while in the army, taking revenge on a cheat. He is imprisoned for fraud and takes the opportunity to recruit henchmen there, including Avril and the young, naïve Baton. With them, he pulls off increasingly ambitious schemes.
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