Agent trouble is a 1987 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky and starring Catherine Deneuve. It is based on the novel The Man Who Loved Zoos by Malcolm Bosse. Dominique Lavanant won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in the film. The film was also nominated at the 1988 César Awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Music.

Agent trouble
Directed byJean-Pierre Mocky
Written byMalcolm Bosse (novel)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Produced byMaurice Bernart
Jean-Pierre Mocky
StarringCatherine Deneuve
Richard Bohringer
CinematographyWilliam Lubtchansky
Edited byJean-Pierre Mocky
Bénédicte Teiger
Music byGabriel Yared
Distributed byA.F.C./Canal+/France 3 Cinéma/Koala Films
Release date
  • 19 August 1987 (1987-08-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.8 million[1]

Plot

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Amanda Weber is a museum employee. Her nephew, Victorien, who feels that wild animals should not be kept in zoos, has been murdered, and she seeks to find out why and how. She knows that Victorien was witness to a mysterious government project where 50 tourists were killed by an unknown poison gas, and the bus they were travelling in was found at the bottom of a lake. Alex, a callous government assassin who is having marital problems with his wife Delphine, has orders to kill anyone who knows about the cover-up of that project, and Amanda soon becomes his target.

Cast

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Production

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Principal Photography began on 21 February 1987. [2]

Discography

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The CD soundtrack composed by Gabriel Yared is available on Music Box Records label (website).

References

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  1. ^ "Agent trouble (The Man Who Loved Zoos) (1987)". JPBox-Office. 1987-08-19. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "Agent Trouble".
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