Violette
Violette

Violette (1978)

Not Rated (US) | France, Canada | French | 124 min
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
7.1

In the early 30's, in France, the eighteen-year-old Violette Nozière lives with her mother, the housewife Germaine Nozière, and her father, the mechanic of train Baptiste Nozière, in a small apartment in Paris. The ambitious Violette has a double-life, working as prostitute during the afternoons, saying that she meets a fictitious friend, who would be the sister of her doctor. When she learns that she contracted syphilis from a client, she lures her parents, says that she is a virgin, syphilis would be a genetic disease, and they would take medicine. Soon she meets the pimp Jean Dabin that explores her, and Violette gives money and gifts to him every day. She says that she is wealthy, but she gets the money through prostitution and stealing from her parents. When she learns that her father has a dowry to her wedding, she poisons them, but Germaine survives, and the murderer goes to court.

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Release Date

France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1978-05-20
France
No data
1978-05-24
Netherlands
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1978-06-08
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Violette
(Original title)
Niña de día, mujer de noche
Argentina
Violette
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild