Le mystère von Bulow

Titre original : Reversal of Fortune

1990
PG
1h 51m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

MA NOTE

La riche Sunny von Bülow est en état de mort cérébrale, son mari Claus coupable de tentative de meurtre, mais il affirme être innocent et engage l'avocat Alan Dershowitz pour prouver son inn... Tout lireLa riche Sunny von Bülow est en état de mort cérébrale, son mari Claus coupable de tentative de meurtre, mais il affirme être innocent et engage l'avocat Alan Dershowitz pour prouver son innocence.La riche Sunny von Bülow est en état de mort cérébrale, son mari Claus coupable de tentative de meurtre, mais il affirme être innocent et engage l'avocat Alan Dershowitz pour prouver son innocence.

Director
- Barbet Schroeder
Writers
- Alan Dershowitz
- Nicholas Kazan
Stars

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

19 k

MA NOTE

Director
- Barbet Schroeder
Writers
- Alan Dershowitz
- Nicholas Kazan
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

A remporté 1 oscar
- 13 victoires et 16 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Jeremy Irons met the real Claus von Bülow three years after the release of the film. Irons commented, "he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know." Irons recalled that von Bülow asked him if he was aware that the real Alan Dershowitz was (at the time) representing Leona Helmsley and Mike Tyson. Irons replied that he was aware of that, to which von Bülow quipped: "I don't suppose you've been asked to play either of them, have you?"

Gaffes
When the intern wants to quit the project and heads for the door, the shot is flopped. Her books and purse change arms between shots.

Citations
Alan Dershowitz: You are a very strange man.
Claus von Bülow: You have no idea.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

Bandes originales
Tristan und Isolde
Performed by Éva Marton with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (as the London Philharmonic)
Written by Richard Wagner (as Wagner)
Arranged by Arpád Joó (conductor)
Courtesy of Sefel Records
Division of Phoenix Entertainment Inc.

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Remarkable performance by Irons

Claus von Bulow was accused and convicted of twice attempting to kill his wife, Sunny von Bulow. The film is about the appeal

Nicholas Kazan takes a huge risk, and has Sunny von Bulow (Glenn Close, who is marvelous) narrate the story, while in a coma. It pays off beautifully. We learn the lifestyle in which they inhabit, there daily arguments about Claus' "extra-curricular" activities, work, etc. In comes Alan Dershowitz (Ron Silver), who is hired by Claus to do the appeal.

Fascinating and provocative, we see the way Ron Silver tries to find out if his client is guilty or innocent. The cast is a treat to watch, down to even the smallest roles. But it's Jeremy Irons who dominates with his chilling performance.

By the end of the movie, we don't really care whether or not Claus is guilty, a testament to Barbet Schroeder, and Nicholas Kazan.