Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière

Violette Nozière

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1978
2h 4m
6.7(81 votes)
Crime
Drama
Thriller

Overview

Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.

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33 members
Acting

Isabelle Huppert

Violette Nozière

Isabelle Huppert
Acting

Stéphane Audran

Germaine Nozière

Stéphane Audran
Acting

Jean Carmet

Baptiste Nozière

Jean Carmet
Acting

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean Dabin

Jean-François Garreaud
Acting

Lisa Langlois

Maddy

Lisa Langlois
Acting

Bernard Alane

Pinguet's son

Bernard Alane
Acting

François Maistre

Monsieur Mayeul

François Maistre
Acting

Jean Dalmain

Émile

No Image
Acting

Guy Hoffmann

Judge

Guy Hoffmann
Acting

Dora Doll

Madame Mayeul

Dora Doll
Acting

Jean Parédès

Singer

Jean Parédès
Acting

Jeanne Herviale

The grandmother

Jeanne Herviale
Acting

Bernadette Lafont

Co-inmate

Bernadette Lafont
Acting

Mario David

Prison director

Mario David
Acting

Fabrice Luchini

Camus, student

Fabrice Luchini
Acting

Henri-Jacques Huet

Commissioner Guillaume

Henri-Jacques Huet
Acting

François-Eric Gendron

1st Student

François-Eric Gendron
Acting

Zoé Chauveau

Zoé

Zoé Chauveau
Acting

Greg Germain

Black musician

Greg Germain
Acting

Maurice Vaudaux

Willy

Maurice Vaudaux
Acting

Henri Attal

Unknown Role

Henri Attal
Acting

Serge Bento

Director of the hospital

Serge Bento
Acting

Louise Chevalier

Unknown Role

Louise Chevalier
Acting

Jacqueline Pierreux

Housewife

Jacqueline Pierreux
Acting

Dominique Zardi

Cafe waiter

Dominique Zardi
Acting

Marius Laurey

Unknown Role

Marius Laurey
Acting

Emmanuelle Stochl

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Raoul Guylad

Unknown Role

Raoul Guylad
Acting

Benoît Ferreux

Unknown Role

Benoît Ferreux
Acting

Jean-Pierre Coffe

Doctor Déon

Jean-Pierre Coffe
Acting

Bruno Rozenker

Student at the cafe

Bruno Rozenker
Acting

Suzanne Berthois

Prison guard

Suzanne Berthois
Acting

Bernard Papineau

Unknown Role

Bernard Papineau

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