The Bridesmaid

(La Demoiselle d'Honneur) France, 2004 ☆☆☆☆

Director Claude Chabrol has the ability to tell original mystery stories. They are mostly tales about murderers caught in strange situations. And this is exactly the case of "the Bridesmaid", in which a young and successful businessman falls in love with one of the bridesmaids at his sister's wedding. In the meantime, his widow mom is dating a lonely and rich man who suddenly disappears. The story then goes back to our businessman, who falls madly in love with the bridesmaid, who by the way starts questioning him regarding his love towards her and what he will be able to do for her, even murder. We soon find out she is a little crazy; she owns a three-story house but decides to live only in the basement; he says she is an actress but does not seem to do anything all day. When one day she comes back and tells our businessman that she has killed the rich guy to prove her love to him, things start to fall apart. As always, the second half of the movie picks up and is far more interesting and bizarre. The ending, not a happy one, as in most of Chabrol's movies, will surely surprise you.