Valentin Valentin

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Valentin Valentin
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Directed by Pascal Thomas
Written byFrançois Caviglioli
Clémence de Biéville
Pascal Bonitzer
Pascal Thomas
Nathalie Lafaurie
Based on Tigerlily's Orchids
by Ruth Rendell
Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd
Nathalie Lafaurie
Michel Merkt
Starring Marilou Berry
Vincent Rottiers
Marie Gillain
Cinematography Jean-Marc Fabre
Edited byYann Dedet
Production
company
SBS Productions
Distributed bySBS Distribution
Release date
7 January 2015
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.3 million
Box office$355.000 [1]

Valentin Valentin is a 2015 French crime mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Marilou Berry, Vincent Rottiers and Marie Gillain.

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Plot

The beautiful and shy Valentin, with whom all the women fall in love, has much to do between his insatiable mistress, Claudia; her jealous husband, Freddy; his selfish and immature mother; alcoholic neighbor, Jane; the concierge Antonia; the three neighboring youths on the 5th Floor, Noor, Florence and especially Elodie; and a mysterious young Chinese Tiger Lily, held in slavery in the house opposite.

There is a housewarming, with all the neighbors and friends of the neighborhood, triggering unexpected violence. Soon after, Valentin is found murdered in the nearby park under the bridge where he had to wait for Tiger Lily. Who committed the crime?

Cast

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  1. "Valentin Valentin (2015) - JPBox-Office".