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Based on a True Story (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Based on a True Story' is a 2017 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, and written by Polanski and Olivier Assayas from the novel of the same name by Delphine de Vigan. It was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film focuses on writer Delphine (Seigner), who achieved her first career success, publishing her 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
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* Emmanuelle Seigner as Delphine Dayrieux
* Eva Green as Elle
* Vincent Perez as Franois
* Dominique Pinon as Raymond
* Camille Chamoux as Oriane
* Brigitte Roan as The documentalist
* Jose Dayan as Karina
* Nomie Lvovsky as The inspector
* Damien Bonnard as The perchman
Reception
It won the FIPRESCI Prize in 28th Stockholm Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 28 reviews, and an average rating of 5.41/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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