Tell No One
Language: French
Actors: François Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands
Director: Guillaume Canet
Playing at: Landmark Sunshine Theatre on E. Houston St, New York City (as of July 6, 2008)

Tell No One is easily one of the finest movies we’ve seen in 2008.

It’s safe to say that our Bollywood and Kollywood idiots and thieves won’t be making movies even a tenth as good as this French thriller for a long time to come.

An amalgam of talent in the form of fine performances by actors François Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye et al aided by a solid, gripping story and deft direction by Guillaume Canet delivers a solid treat to viewers.

This fast-paced movie tells the story of a pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) whose wife Margot (Canadian actress Marie-Josée Croze) was murdered eight years earlier when they were skinny-dipping in a desolate stream on a dark night.

The case remains unsolved and Alex is still under suspicion because he’s mysteriously survived the attack. The police just can’t understand how the badly injured doctor managed to get out of the water on his own.

Alex’s placid life is turned upside down after he receives a mysterious e-mail with a video that suggests his dear wife is not Continue Reading…