The Trout (film)

The Trout
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Written byMonique Lange
Joseph Losey
Based on
The Trout
(1964 novel)
by Roger Vailland
Produced byYves Rousset-Rouard
Starring
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byMarie Castro-Vasquez
Music byRichard Hartley
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont (France)[1]
Release dates
  • 4 September 1982 (1982-09-04) (Venice)
  • 22 September 1982 (1982-09-22)[1]
Running time
105 minutes[2]
CountryFrance[1]
Language
    • French
    • Japanese
    • English
Budget$3 million[3]

The Trout (French: La Truite) is a 1982 French drama film directed and co-written by Joseph Losey and starring Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Olbrychski, Jacques Spiesser, Isao Yamagata, Jeanne Moreau and Craig Stevens in his final film role.[2] It is based on Roger Vailland's 1964 novel.[4]

The film premiered in-competition at the 39th Venice International Film Festival, and was released in France by Gaumont on 22 September 1982. It won Best Cinematography at the 8th César Awards, and was nominated for Best Production Design.

Plot

Traumatized since her childhood, Frederique - nicknamed the Trout - retaliates against men by seducing them to exploit them without ever giving herself. She marries Galuchat, a homosexual, and lives for a while in Japan with Saint-Genis, a businessman whom she met at the same time as a rich couple, the Ramberts.

Cast

Production

The Trout was originally planned to be released in the 1960s, with Brigitte Bardot in the lead role.[5] Shooting took place on-location in France and Japan, and at Joinville Studios.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, The Trout holds a rating of 60%, based on 10 reviews.[6]

In a review for Film Comment, Elliott Stein called it "Losey's best film in a decade" and "plum pudding for auteurists."[7]

Bob Baker for Time Out wrote, "Losey's penultimate film is one of his most assured, depicting with unusual objectivity the impact of a type of personality met with in life from time to time, but not often in the movies."[8]

Awards and nominations

Institution Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
César Awards 1983 Best Cinematography Henri Alekan Won [9]
Best Production Design Alexandre Trauner Nominated
Venice Film Festival 1982 Golden Lion Joseph Losey Nominated [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "LA TRUITE". Visas et Classification | CNC (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Maslin, Janet (1 October 1982). "Isabelle Huppert in Losey's 'Trout'". The New York Times. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 450.
  4. ↑ Stein, Elliott (November–December 1982). "Festivals: New York 1982". Film Comment.
  5. ↑ Ebert, Roger (8 June 1983). "The Trout". Chicago Sun-Times/RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Trout (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "New York Film Festival 1982: The Trout". Film Comment. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ BBa (10 September 2012). "The Trout". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cérémonie des César 1983". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Portale di Venezia® | The 1980′s | carnivalofvenice.com". www.carnivalofvenice.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

Further reading

  • Palmer, James; Riley, Michael (1993). The Films of Joseph Losey. Cambridge Film Classics; Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-5213878-0-4.


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