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Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Written by	Olivier Assayas; Roman Polanski
Produced by	Wassim Béji
Starring	Eva Green; Emmanuelle Seigner
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Edited by	Margot Meynier
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Distributed by	Mars Film (France)
Release dates	27 May 2017 (Cannes); 1 November 2017 (France);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	France; Poland
Language	French
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$3.9 million

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Based on a True Story (French: D'après une histoire vraie) is a 2017 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the novel of the same name by Delphine de Vigan. It was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

The film focuses on writer Delphine (Seigner), who achieved her first career success, publishing her debut novel dedicated to her mother. However, she soon starts receiving anonymous letters accusing her of exposing her family to the public. Depressed and struggling with writer's block, Delphine meets and begins a friendship with a mysterious younger woman (Green) who is seductive, intelligent, and intuitive and who understands Delphine better than anyone else.

Cast

Director and stars promoting the film at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Emmanuelle Seigner as Delphine Dayrieux
Eva Green as Elle
Vincent Perez as François
Dominique Pinon as Raymond
Camille Chamoux as Oriane
Brigitte Roüan as The documentalist
Josée Dayan as Karina
Noémie Lvovsky as The inspector
Damien Bonnard as The perchman

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 28 reviews, and an average rating of 5.41/10.^[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[5]

References

^ JP. "D'après une Histoire Vraie (2017". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ "Based on a True Story (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ Pond, Steve (27 April 2017). "Cannes Film Festival Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup". TheWrap. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "Based on a True Story (D'après une histoire vraie) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ "Based on a True Story Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links

Based on a True Story at IMDb
Based on a True Story at Metacritic
Based on a True Story at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] JP. "D'après une Histoire Vraie (2017". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[2] "Based on a True Story (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[additions-3] Pond, Steve (27 April 2017). "Cannes Film Festival Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup". TheWrap. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

[4] "Based on a True Story (D'après une histoire vraie) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[5] "Based on a True Story Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

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Accolades Bibliography Filmography
Feature films	Knife in the Water (1962) Repulsion (1965) Cul-de-Sac (1966) The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Macbeth (1971) What? (1972) Chinatown (1974) The Tenant (1976) Tess (1979) Pirates (1986) Frantic (1988) Bitter Moon (1992) Death and the Maiden (1994) The Ninth Gate (1999) The Pianist (2002) Oliver Twist (2005) The Ghost Writer (2010) Carnage (2011) Venus in Fur (2013) Based on a True Story (2017) An Officer and a Spy (2019) The Palace (2023)
Short films	A Toothy Smile (1957) Rozbijemy zabawę (1957) Morderstwo (1957) Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) Lampa (1959) When Angels Fall (1959) The Fat and the Lean (1961) Ssaki (1962) "La rivière de diamants" in The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) "Cinema Erotique" in To Each His Own Cinema (2007) A Therapy (2012)
Family	Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass (first wife) Sharon Tate (second wife) Emmanuelle Seigner (third wife) Morgane Polanski (daughter)
Related	Roman Polanski sexual abuse case Mia and Roman "Roman P" Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Polanski Unauthorized Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski Tate–LaBianca murders