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Nature Morte (n) : A French artist's term for still life.
Literally translates as DEAD NATURE.
Nature Morte is a psychological thriller by writer/director Paul Borrows.
Filmed on location in Thailand, France and the UK with an international cast.
The original score was composed by Arban and Steven Severin .
Artist John Stephensen (Romain Roll) is found dead next to the body of the tenth victim in a series of murders that had rocked the city ofMarseille. Police rule his death a suicide and, when they uncover paintings of his murdered models, they name him as the killer that had beenterrorising Southern France.
London based art expert and author Oliver Davenport (Troy McFadden) lauds the murderous artist as the greatest painter of the 20thcentury and the paintings begin to change hands for astronomical sums.
Two years later, when Davenport is approached by French police and asked for his opinion on a canvas, he confidently identifies it as agenuine Stephensen. But, when he finds the painting is no more than a few months old, doubt is cast as to whether Stephensen was solelyresponsible for the priceless art and the horrific murders. Davenport and French cop Capitaine Albert (Jeso Vial) pose as art collectors as thehunt for an elusive second man begins
Their search leads them halfway across the world to the artist, Lec (Laurent Guyon), a Frenchman living in exile among the thieves, drugdealers and pimps of the tiny Asian island of Ladang Geta.
Davenport becomes increasingly obsessed with the art he loves and oblivious tothe terrible truth behind its creation. His love for Lecs art brings him into conflict with Lecs lover, the heiress Blanche de Ladang (CaroleDerrien), a woman who will do anything to keep him by her side.
The story of art, theft, kidnap, murder and ultimately, love, continues in London where Davenport and Blanche compete for the object oftheir obsession.
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