L'ivresse du pouvoir

Name: L'ivresse du pouvoir
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-02-22
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Marilyne Canto, Robin Renucci

IMDb ID: tt0463486 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.3 (3,119 votes)

Genres: Drama

A magistrate investigates a corporate executive.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Comedy of Power
Singapore: Comedy of Power (English)
United States: Comedy of Power
World-wide: Comedy of Power (English)
Canada: L'ivresse du pouvoir (French)
France: L'ivresse du pouvoir
Portugal: A Comédia do Poder
Canada: A Comedy of Power (English)
Spain: Borrachera de poder
Spain: Borratxera de poder (Catalan)
Brazil: Comédia do Poder
Germany: Geheime Staatsaffären
Greece: I goiteia tis exousias (DVD Title)
Turkey: İktidar Komedisi (Turkish)
Argentina: La comedia del poder
France: La comédie du pouvoir (Working Title)
Italy: La commedia del potere
Canada: Lust for Power (English, subtitle)
Denmark: Magtens rus
Norway: Maktens beruselse (promotional title)
Norway: Maktens irrganger (Festival Title)
Norway: Maktens komedie
Sweden: Maktens rus
Czech Republic: Opojení mocí
Hungary: Titkos állami ügyek
Poland: Upojenie władzą
Finland: Vallasta juopuneet
Greece: Η γοητεία της εξουσίας
Russia: Комедия власти
Ukraine: Комедія влади (new title)
Bulgaria: Опиянени от власт (Bulgarian)
China: 权力喜剧 (Mandarin)
Japan: 権力への陶酔 (Japanese)
Hong Kong: 權力喜劇 (Mandarin)
Комедія владиContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-02-22Runtime110 minutesMetascore64IMDb Popularity0User Reviews23Critic Reviews74Countries / RegionsFrance
GermanyLanguagesFrenchKeywordsfemale pedal pumping
investigation
bodyguard
sabotage
paris franceFilming LocationsHôpital, Le Vésinet, Yvelines, FranceProduction CompaniesAlicéléo
France 2 Cinéma
A.J.O.Z. FilmsOfficial SitesPan-Européenne (France) - http://www.livressedupouvoir.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463486/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0463486.jpgUpdated At2026-07-09T01:21:35

Directors

Claude Chabrol

Writers

Claude Chabrol
Odile Barski

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Isabelle Huppert | Character: Jeanne Charmant-Killman
Actor: François Berléand | Character: Michel Humeau
Actor: Patrick Bruel | Character: Jacques Sibaud
Actor: Marilyne Canto | Character: Erika
Actor: Robin Renucci | Character: Philippe Charmant-Killman
Actor: Thomas Chabrol | Character: Félix
Actor: Jean-François Balmer | Character: Boldi
Actor: Pierre Vernier | Character: Président Martino
Actor: Jacques Boudet | Character: Descarts
Actor: Philippe Duclos | Character: Jean-Baptiste Holéo
Actor: Roger Dumas | Character: René Lange
Actor: John Arnold | Character: Homme jaguar #1
Actor: Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Character: Me Parlebas
Actor: Jacques Bouanich | Character: Le gardien de la prison
Actor: Benoît Charpentier | Character: Journaliste économique
Actor: Laurence Colussi | Character: Secrétaire ascenseur
Actor: Dominique Daguier | Character: Inconnu #2
Actor: Stéphane Debac | Character: Flic trentenaire #1
Actor: Pierre-François Dumeniaud | Character: Leblanc
Actor: Raphaëlle Farman | Character: La cantatrice
Actor: Pierre-Henri Gibert | Character: Larbin pôle financier
Actor: Michelle Goddet | Character: Nicole Humeau
Actor: Cyril Gueï | Character: Le diplomate africain
Actor: Fernand Guiot | Character: Le Belge
Actor: Sophie Guiter | Character: Evelyne
Actor: Jean-Marie Juan | Character: Marco
Actor: Aicha Kossoko | Character: Infirmière Jeanne
Actor: Nathalie Kousnetzoff | Character: Michèle
Actor: Pascale Mariani | Character: Femme de ménage Palais
Actor: Raphaël Neal | Character: Inconnu 1
Actor: Jacky Nercessian | Character: Le maître d'hôtel du club
Actor: Jean-Pierre Niobé | Character: Jipé
Actor: Emmanuel Noyant | Character: Policier 1
Actor: Anthony Paliotti | Character: Surveillant fouille
Actor: Guy Perrot | Character: Le médecin
Actor: Hubert Saint-Macary | Character: Le directeur de la prison
Actor: Michel Scourneau | Character: Homme Jaguar #2
Actor: Yves Verhoeven | Character: Benoît, le greffier
Actor: Jean-Marie Winling | Character: L'homme de pouvoir
Actor: Eric Leguéret | Character: Flic Trentenaire #2
Actor: Pascale Michaud | Character: Actress
Actor: Eric Moreau | Character: Un client du grand hôtel

[Directors Group]
Name: Claude Chabrol | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Claude Chabrol | Role: Writer
Name: Odile Barski | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Françoise Galfré | Role: Producer
Name: Patrick Godeau | Role: Producer
Name: Alfred Hürmer | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Matthieu Chabrol | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Eduardo Serra | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Monique Fardoulis | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Françoise Benoît-Fresco | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mathieu Junot | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Mic Cheminal | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Fabienne Bressan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Reynald Desbant | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Axel Guemraoui | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Thi-Loan Nguyen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jean-Christophe Roger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: José Salguiero | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Grégory Back | Role: Production Manager
Name: Laurent Bourgarel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Pascale Guerre | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michel Jullien | Role: Production Manager
Name: Serge Klinger | Role: Production Manager
Name: Alexis Lavergne | Role: Production Manager
Name: Thierry Magniez | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dominique Frizat | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vincent Guillerminet | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eymeric Ioualalen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Cécile Maistre | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Maxime Boquet | Role: Art Department
Name: Mathieu Junot | Role: Art Department
Name: Michel Mourgues | Role: Art Department
Name: Catherine Pierrat | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Roberto Cappannelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Denis Carquin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Cosson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Filippi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thierry Lebon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lionel Lebras | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Lenoir | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anaïs Libolt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Maloumian | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc Mnémosyne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Julien Naudin | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Michel Atanassian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Florent Bazin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Bonnaire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gabriele Buti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mathieu Caudroy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stéphane Duchemin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Xavier Embry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Franck Fiquet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michel Garçon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pierre-Henri Gibert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Moune Jamet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurent Lemonnier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Margot Lestage | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Georges Manuélis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurent Martin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marc Mulero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marc Nove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dominique Robert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philippe Vigier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Sandrine Bernard | Role: Costume Department
Name: Laurence Glentzin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Hélène Kurant | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Stanislas Moreau | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Olivier Rossignol | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Vincent Bell | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Laurent Petitgirard | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sandrine Rouquié | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Aurore Chabrol | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Christophe Bousquet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stéphanie Fouet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pierre Galliard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Benoit Guillon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cyril Lagarde | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eva Simonet | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463486/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 16, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
France: February 22, 2006
Switzerland: February 23, 2006 (German speaking region)
Belgium: March 15, 2006
Hong Kong: May 4, 2006 (La French May: The Art of Passion - A Tribute to Isabelle Huppert)
Portugal: May 18, 2006
Romania: June 5, 2006 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Netherlands: June 22, 2006
Argentina: July 20, 2006
Germany: July 20, 2006
Slovenia: July 27, 2006
Finland: September 15, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Mexico: September 23, 2006 (Festival de Cine Francés)
United States: October 2006 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Italy: October 6, 2006
Mexico: October 15, 2006 (Morelia Film Festival)
Spain: November 6, 2006 (Seville Film Festival)
Spain: November 18, 2006 (Festival Internacional de Cinema Negre de Manresa)
Canada: December 8, 2006 (Vancouver International Film Centre)
United States: January 5, 2007 (New York City, New York)
Mexico: February 2007 (limited)
Singapore: February 15, 2007
Mexico: February 16, 2007
Greece: March 12, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: April 13, 2007
Denmark: April 27, 2007
Spain: May 11, 2007
Brazil: August 3, 2007
Iceland: September 13, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Norway: October 17, 2007 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: December 14, 2007
United States: October 14, 2014 (Chicago International Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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