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On the lines of a vintage Chabrol thriller,set within the milieu of classical music,this skillfully understated revenge drama from writer/ director Denis Dercourt is a cool and precise meditation on a young woman''s obsessive desire to confront a defining moment from her past.The young Mélanie has a special gift for the piano.She takes the Conservatory entrance exam,but fails after being distracted by the thoughtless behaviour of the chairperson of the jury, a well known concert pianist.Bitterly disappointed,Mélanie gives up the piano forever. Ten years later,Mélanie (Déborah François),now working as an intern at a law firm,accepts an offer from a Mr. Fouchécourt to become a nanny to his young son.His wife Ariane (Catherine Frot),she discovers,is the woman who changed her life,and,after a hit-an-run accident,has lost her nerve.Madame Fouchécourt soon discovers Mélanie’s musical sensitivity and warms to her, and the young woman becomes her personal page turner. This thought-provoking thriller, moving with icy deliberation, features absolutely stunning performances by Déborah François, who turned heads in The Child as the put-upon young mother, and seasoned French actress Catherine Frot.Director Denis Dercourt, a professional viola player, patiently builds his taut revenge story into a sinister crescendo,expertly selecting classical works that heighten the Hitchcockian sense of expectancy and tighten the screws of suspense,never releasing his assured grip on this fascinating study of what drives and motivates women.Stylish,subtle and often witty, The Page Turner boasts excellent performances from leads Catherine Frot (Me and My Sister) and Déborah François (The Child). It was the official selection for the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 2006 Festival de Cannes and featured in the Contemporary World Cinema Programme section of the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
