---
title: 'Comedy of Power (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/comedy-of-power-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463486/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Comedy of Power (2006)

2006 · 110 min · Drama · Germany, France

Original title: L’Ivresse du pouvoir

## Synopsis

Comedy of Power is a 2006 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert. The French title means "drunk with power". The film is loosely based on a true story involving the French former oil and gas company Elf Aquitaine and judge Eva Joly.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol), [Odile Barski](https://cinepixo.com/people/odile-barski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Matthieu Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthieu-chabrol)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduardo Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-serra)
- **Editor:** [Monique Fardoulis](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-fardoulis)

## Cast

- [Jean-Christophe Bouvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-christophe-bouvet)
- [Marilyne Canto](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyne-canto)
- [Yves Verhoeven](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-verhoeven)
- [Jacques Boudet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-boudet)
- [Fernand Guiot](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-guiot)
- [Pierre-François Duméniaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-francois-dumeniaud)
- [Cyril Gueï](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-guei)
- [Thomas Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-chabrol)
- [Jacques Bouanich](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-bouanich)
- [Pascale Mariani](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-mariani)
- [Stéphane Debac](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-debac)
- [Roger Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-dumas)
- [François Berléand](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-berleand)
- [Michel Scourneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-scourneau)
- [Pascale Michaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-michaud)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/comedy-of-power-2006
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