The Trout | |
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Directed by | Joseph Losey |
Written by | Roger Vailland Monique Lange Joseph Losey |
Produced by | Yves Rousset-Rouard |
Starring | Isabelle Huppert |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Edited by | Marie Castro-Vasquez |
Music by | Richard Hartley |
Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $3 million[2] |
The Trout (French: La Truite) is a 1982 French drama film directed by Joseph Losey based on the novel by Roger Vailland[3] and starring Isabelle Huppert.[1] This was the last film that Losey directed to be released in his lifetime, as he died two years after its release.
Traumatized since her childhood, Frederique - nicknamed the Trout - retaliates against men by seducing them to exploit them without ever giving herself. She marries Galuchat, a homosexual, and lives for a while in Japan with Saint-Genis, a businessman whom she met at the same time as a rich couple, the Ramberts.
The Trout was originally planned to be released in the 1960s, starring Brigitte Bardot as "Frédérique".[4]
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Trout holds a rating of 50%, based on 9 reviews.[5]