The Swindle(1997) (PROVEN ✯)

Watch the trailer for Claude Chabrol's 50th film featuring the iconic duo of Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault: The Swindle - Trailer Cohen Film Collection YouTube• Mar 21, 2014 Key Features of the Film

: The film’s title, Rien ne va plus (meaning "no more bets"), reflects the unpredictability of its plot. By the end, viewers may still be uncertain about who exactly was scamming whom—or the true nature of the protagonists' pasts. Critical Reception The Swindle(1997)

: Chabrol frequently pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock. In The Swindle , this is evident in scenes where characters must navigate public events where escape requires "breaking the rules" of social decorum. Watch the trailer for Claude Chabrol's 50th film

The story follows two small-time con artists: (Isabelle Huppert) and Victor (Michel Serrault). They travel between French and Swiss resort hotels, running low-stakes scams that involve drugging businessmen and stealing just enough money that reporting the crime would be too embarrassing for the victims. In The Swindle , this is evident in