The Trout (film)

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.

The Trout
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Written byRoger Vailland
Monique Lange
Joseph Losey
Produced byYves Rousset-Rouard
StarringIsabelle Huppert
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byMarie Castro-Vasquez
Music byRichard Hartley
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 22 September 1982 (1982-09-22)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million[2]

Plot

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.

Cast

See also

References
  1. Maslin, Janet (1 October 1982). "Isabelle Huppert in Losey's 'Trout'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 450.
  3. "Festivals: New York 1982". Retrieved 23 March 2014.

Further reading
  • Palmer, James; Riley, Michael (1993). The Films of Joseph Losey. Cambridge Film Classics; Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-5213878-0-4.
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