Franck Spadone
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| Directed by | Richard Bean |
| Screenplay by | Richard Bean Sophie Feldman |
| Produced by | Philippe Carcassonne Alain Sarde |
| Starring | Stanislas Merhar Monica Bellucci |
| Cinematography | Philippe Van Leeuw |
| Edited by | Andrée Davanture |
| Music by | Olivier Lebé |
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| Language | French |
Franck Spadone, also known as Striptease, is a 1999 French crime film co-written and directed by Richard Bean, in his feature directorial debut. It premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, in the Venice International Film Critics' Week sidebar.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (August 2026) |
Cast
[edit]- Stanislas Merhar as Franck Spadone
- Monica Bellucci as Laura
- Carlo Brandt as Ferdinand
- Antoine Fayard as Pablo
- Christophe Le Masne as Bruno
- Jean-Claude Lecas as Jean
- Patrick Sueur as Henri
- Barbara Roig as Isabelle
- Meyer Bokobza as Osmuth
- Dominique Besnehard as the expert
- Frankie Pain as Franck's mother
- Dimitri Storoge
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice International Film Critics' Week sidebar.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]Variety's critic Deborah Young described the film as "visually ambitious, cool as ice and devoid of contents", with Bean taking his characters "terribly seriously, whatever illogical things they do".[3] Svet Atanasov from DVD Talk praised it, referring to it as a " near perfect" film that "virtually places its audience in a state of trance".[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fusco, Maria Pia (4 September 1999). "Donne che litigano e seducono". la Repubblica. p. 40.
- ↑ Rooney, David (28 July 1999). "Crix week bows mix". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Young, Deborah (10 January 2000). "Franck Spadone". Variety. Vol. 377, no. 8. p. 112.
- ↑ Atanasov, Svet (7 November 2006). "Franck Spadone (Unrated Version)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
