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Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Hopkins
Screenplay by	Tom Provost; W. Peter Iliff
Based on	Brainwash; 1979 book; by John Wainwright; Garde à vue; 1981 film; by Claude Miller; Jean Herman; Michel Audiard
Produced by	Gene Hackman; Morgan Freeman; Lori McCreary; Anne Marie Gillen; Stephen Hopkins;
Starring	Gene Hackman; Morgan Freeman; Thomas Jane; Monica Bellucci;
Cinematography	Peter Levy
Edited by	John Smith
Music by	BT
Production; companies	Revelations Entertainment; TF1 International;
Distributed by	Lions Gate
Release dates	May 11, 2000 (Cannes Film Festival); September 22, 2000 (United States);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Vereinigte Staaten; Frankreich; Puerto Rico;
Sprache	Englisch
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$1.38 million

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Under Suspicion is a 2000 American-French thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci and Thomas Jane. The film is based on the 1981 French film Garde à vue and the British novel Brainwash (1979), written by John Wainwright. It was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Plot

Wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Hackman) is about to give a speech at an exclusive fundraising party in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the city celebrates the San Sebastián Festival. He is called to the Puerto Rico Police station to be questioned about the body he found the day before – that of a young girl who had been raped and murdered. Hearst changes his version of events several times; Captain Victor Benezet (Freeman) and Detective Felix Owens (Jane) question him about inconsistencies in his story. Hearst quickly realizes that they think he committed the murder, as well as that of another young girl whose body was found days earlier, but at this stage of questioning he is unalarmed. Benezet is under pressure from his boss (Miguel Ángel Suárez) to free Hearst so that he can give his speech. As there is no conclusive proof, Benezet's superior at the party says to let Hearst at least come to the party and give his fund raising speech. After a fracas at the police station, Hearst arrives, disheveled, at the party, gives his speech, and is then escorted back to the police station.

At the party, a crowd is gossiping and Chantal (Bellucci), Hearst's much younger wife, has to keep her face emotionless. She is questioned later about why she and her husband sleep in separate rooms. Little by little, the story that each of them tells changes, always casting Hearst in a worse light.

Hearst first blames Chantal for being jealous. Then, it is discovered he likes cheap, very young prostitutes and visits pornography websites featuring barely legal-age women. Hearst says that Chantal and her brother-in-law, artist Paco Rodriguez (Luis Caballero), are lovers. Chantal says that she saw Hearst with her 13-year-old niece Camille (Isabel Algaze), giving her presents and trying to seduce her. She also says that on the night of one of the recent murders she saw her husband washing his blood-stained clothes at night. Hearst adamantly denies molesting Camille, but admits that he has a fondness for younger women.

Chantal, the legal owner of the mansion where they live, permits the police to search the premises for hard evidence linking her husband to the murders. In the dark room, they find photographs of the two murdered girls. When the photographs are shown to him at the police station, Henry says that he can't believe Chantal would go this far.

Hearst, recalling the details revealed to him by Benezet, now confesses to the murder of both girls. Whilst still recording Hearst's confession, the detectives are notified that the real killer has been arrested, having been "caught in the act." Benezet and Owens free Hearst, who is still badly shaken by what he has gone through in the previous hours. Chantal attempts to connect with him outside the police station, but he cannot forgive her and walks away into the crowd of San Sebastián Festival revelers.

Cast

Gene Hackman as Henry Hearst
Morgan Freeman as Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane as Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci as Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro as Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez as the superintendent
Pablo Cunqueiro as Detective Castillo
Isabel Algaze as Camille Rodriguez
Jacqueline Duprey as Maria Rodriguez
Luis Caballero as Paco Rodriguez
Patricia Beato as Darlita
Soledad Esponda as Reina
Hector Travieso as Peter
Marisol Calero as Sergeant Arias
Vanessa Shenk as Sue Ellen Huddy
Noel Oscar Alicea Colon as a man in white at the carnival

Reception

Based on 45 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, 49% of critics gave Under Suspicion a positive review, with an average rating of 5.3/10.^[5]

The film was given limited release to only 19 theaters in North America, grossing a total of $334,245 during its theatrical run.^[3] The film was also given limited release internationally, grossing $752,783 in Mexico, $17,222 in Taiwan and $277,675 in the United Kingdom.^[2]

The film was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Under Suspicion (1999)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Under Suspicion (2000) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Under Suspicion (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Under Suspicion". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
^ "Under Suspicion (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. September 22, 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

External links

Under Suspicion at IMDb
Under Suspicion at AllMovie
Under Suspicion at the TCM Movie Database
Under Suspicion at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[bfi-1] "Under Suspicion (1999)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[bom-2] "Under Suspicion (2000) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[numbers-3] "Under Suspicion (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[festival-cannes.com-4] "Festival de Cannes: Under Suspicion". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.

[5] "Under Suspicion (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. September 22, 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

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+* Anne Marie Gillen
+* Stephen Hopkins}}
+| screenplay     = Tom Provost<br/>W. Peter Iliff
+| based_on       = {{Based on|''Brainwash''<br>1979 book|John Wainwright}}<br/>{{Based on|''Garde à vue''<br>1981 film|Claude Miller<br/>Jean Herman<br/>Michel Audiard}}
+| starring       = {{plainlist|
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-'''''Under Suspicion''''' is a 2000 American [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Stephen Hopkins (director)|Stephen Hopkins]]. It stars [[Gene Hackman]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Monica Bellucci]] and [[Thomas Jane]]. The film is based on the 1981 French film ''[[Garde à vue]]'' and the 1970s British novel ''[[Brainwash (novel)|Brainwash]]'', written by [[John Wainwright (author)|John Wainwright]]. It was screened out of competition at the [[2000 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5127/year/2000.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Under Suspicion |accessdate=October 17, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
+'''''Under Suspicion''''' is a 2000 American-French [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Stephen Hopkins (director)|Stephen Hopkins]] and starring [[Gene Hackman]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Monica Bellucci]] and [[Thomas Jane]]. The film is based on the 1981 French film ''[[Garde à vue]]'' and the British novel ''[[Brainwash (novel)|Brainwash]]'' (1979), written by [[John Wainwright (author)|John Wainwright]]. It was screened out of competition at the [[2000 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5127/year/2000.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Under Suspicion |access-date=October 17, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
-==Plot summary==
+==Plot==
-Wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Hackman) is about to give a speech at an exclusive [[New Year's Eve]] party in Puerto Rico. He is called to the police station to be questioned about the body he found the day before - that of a young girl who had been [[rape]]d and [[murder]]ed. Captain Victor Benezet (Freeman) and Detective Felix Owens (Jane) question him about inconsistencies in his story. Hearst quickly realizes that they think he committed the murder, as well as that of another young girl whose body was found days earlier. Benezet is under pressure from his boss ([[Miguel Ángel Suárez]]) to free Hearst so that he can give his speech. As there is no conclusive proof, Benezet has to let him go.
+Wealthy tax attorney Henry Hearst (Hackman) is about to give a speech at an exclusive fundraising party in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], as the city celebrates the [[San Sebastián Street Festival|San Sebastián Festival]]. He is called to the [[Puerto Rico Police]] station to be questioned about the body he found the day before – that of a young girl who had been [[rape]]d and [[murder]]ed. Hearst changes his version of events several times; Captain Victor Benezet (Freeman) and Detective Felix Owens (Jane) question him about inconsistencies in his story. Hearst quickly realizes that they think he committed the murder, as well as that of another young girl whose body was found days earlier, but at this stage of questioning he is unalarmed. Benezet is under pressure from his boss ([[Miguel Ángel Suárez]]) to free Hearst so that he can give his speech. As there is no conclusive proof, Benezet's superior at the party says to let Hearst at least come to the party and give his fund raising speech. After a fracas at the police station, Hearst arrives, disheveled, at the party, gives his speech, and is then escorted back to the police station.
-At the party, a crowd is gossiping and Chantal (Bellucci), Henry's much younger wife, has to keep her face emotionless. She is questioned later about why she and her husband sleep in separate rooms. Little by little, the story that each of them tells changes.
+At the party, a crowd is gossiping and Chantal (Bellucci), Hearst's much younger wife, has to keep her face emotionless. She is questioned later about why she and her husband sleep in separate rooms. Little by little, the story that each of them tells changes, always casting Hearst in a worse light.
-Hearst first blames Chantal for being jealous. Then, it is discovered he likes cheap, very young prostitutes and visits pornography websites featuring women dressed as schoolgirls. Hearst says that Chantal and her brother-in-law, artist Paco Rodriguez ([[Luis Caballero (comedian)|Luis Caballero]]), are lovers. Chantal says that she saw Hearst with her 13-year-old niece Camille (Isabel Algaze) giving her presents and trying to seduce her. Also, she tells that once she saw her husband washing his blood-stained clothes at night. Hearst denies [[child molestation|molesting]] Camille, but admits that he prefers much younger women.
+Hearst first blames Chantal for being jealous. Then, it is discovered he likes cheap, very young prostitutes and visits pornography websites featuring barely legal-age women. Hearst says that Chantal and her brother-in-law, artist Paco Rodriguez ([[Luis Caballero (comedian)|Luis Caballero]]), are lovers. Chantal says that she saw Hearst with her 13-year-old niece Camille (Isabel Algaze), giving her presents and trying to seduce her. She also says that on the night of one of the recent murders she saw her husband washing his blood-stained clothes at night. Hearst adamantly denies [[child molestation|molesting]] Camille, but admits that he has a fondness for younger women.
-Chantal, the legal owner of the mansion where they live, signs a permit to let the police look for hard evidence linking her husband to the murders. In the dark room, they find photographs of the two murdered girls. When the photographs are shown to him at the police station, Henry says that he can't believe Chantal would go this far.
+Chantal, the legal owner of the mansion where they live, permits the police to search the premises for hard evidence linking her husband to the murders. In the dark room, they find photographs of the two murdered girls. When the photographs are shown to him at the police station, Henry says that he can't believe Chantal would go this far.
-Shortly thereafter, Hearst [[Breaking point (psychology)|breaks]] under the pressure, and the realization that his wife thinks he's guilty of the murders. He makes a [[false confession]] to the crimes, just as detectives are notified that the real killer has been arrested after being "[[In flagrante delicto|caught in the act]]." Benezet and Owens then free Hearst. Chantal attempts to connect with him outside the police station, but he cannot forgive her for believing him capable of the murders, and rebuffs her.
+Hearst, recalling the details revealed to him by Benezet, now confesses to the murder of both girls. Whilst still recording Hearst's confession, the detectives are notified that the real killer has been arrested, having been "[[In flagrante delicto|caught in the act]]." Benezet and Owens free Hearst, who is still badly shaken by what he has gone through in the previous hours. Chantal attempts to connect with him outside the police station, but he cannot forgive her and walks away into the crowd of San Sebastián Festival revelers.
 ==Cast==
+{{cast listing|
 * [[Gene Hackman]] as Henry Hearst
 * [[Morgan Freeman]] as Captain Victor Benezet
@@ Line 46: / Line 58: @@
 * [[Monica Bellucci]] as Chantal Hearst
 * [[Nydia Caro]] as Isabella
-* [[Miguel Ángel Suárez]] as Superintendent
+* [[Miguel Ángel Suárez]] as the superintendent
 * Pablo Cunqueiro as Detective Castillo
 * Isabel Algaze as Camille Rodriguez
@@ Line 52: / Line 64: @@
 * [[Luis Caballero (comedian)|Luis Caballero]] as Paco Rodriguez
 * Patricia Beato as Darlita
-* Sahyly Yamile as Reina
+* Soledad Esponda as Reina
 * Hector Travieso as Peter
 * [[Marisol Calero]] as Sergeant Arias
 * Vanessa Shenk as Sue Ellen Huddy
-* Noel Oscar Alicea Colon as a man in white at the carnaval
+* Noel Oscar Alicea Colon as a man in white at the carnival
+}}
 ==Reception==
-Based on 44 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 50% of critics gave ''Under Suspicion'' a positive review, with an average rating of 5.3/10.<ref>{{cite web |title = Under Suspicion (2000)|url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1100197-under_suspicion/|work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher = [[Flixster]] |accessdate = December 9, 2010 }}</ref>
+Based on 45 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 49% of critics gave ''Under Suspicion'' a positive review, with an average rating of 5.3/10.<ref>{{cite web |title = Under Suspicion (2000)|url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1100197-under_suspicion/|work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=September 22, 2000 |publisher = [[Flixster]] |access-date = December 9, 2010 }}</ref>
-The film was given limited release to only 19 theaters in North America, grossing a total of $260,562 during its theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web |title = Under Suspicion (2000)|url = http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=undersuspicion.htm |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate = December 9, 2010}}</ref> The film was also given limited release internationally, grossing $752,783 in Mexico, $17,222 in Taiwan and $277,675 in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta.<ref>{{cite web |title = Under Suspicion (2000): Foreign |url = http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=undersuspicion.htm |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate = December 9, 2010}}</ref>
+The film was given limited release to only 19 theaters in North America, grossing a total of $334,245 during its theatrical run.<ref name="numbers" /> The film was also given limited release internationally, grossing $752,783 in Mexico, $17,222 in Taiwan and $277,675 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="bom" />
 The film was nominated by the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for the 2001 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Motion Picture.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|id=0164212|title=Under Suspicion}}
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+* {{tcmdb title|id=454708}}
+* {{AFI film|61892}}
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 [[Category:American remakes of French films]]
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 [[Category:Films directed by Stephen Hopkins]]
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+[[Category:Films scored by BT (musician)]]
 [[Category:Films set in Puerto Rico]]
-[[Category:New Year films]]
 [[Category:Films about child sexual abuse]]
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