This sexy, sardonic French whodunit begs obvious comparisons to Fargo due to its winter setting and quirky characters, but director Gérald Hustache-Mathieu has his own arch style and agenda. Famous mystery novelist David Rousseau (Jean-Paul Rouve) goes to Mouthe, a blizzardy boondocks on the Franco-Swiss border, in order to claim an inheritance, but finds himself snowbound with an obsession. A regional celebrity, sensuous blonde TV weather-girl and commercial pitchwoman Candice Lecouer (Sophie Quinton), was found dead by a skier on land that is outside any legal jurisdiction. Suspecting foul play rather than the default suicide verdict, Rousseau turns sleuth and delves into the rise and demise of Candice, whose life mirrors that of American icon Marilyn Monroe, complete with dyed-blonde hair, sexpot wardrobe malfunctions, private torments, infertility, marriage to an abusive jock, and affairs with unsuitable men, culminating in a dangerous dalliance with a married eminence whose initials rhyme with J-F-K. Recommended. (C. Cassady)
Nobody Else But You
First Run, 102 min., in French w/English subtitles, not rated, DVD: $27.95, Oct. 16 Volume 28, Issue 1
Nobody Else But You
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