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Estate Agent Julien Vercel becomes the principle suspect in a murder investigation when his fingerprints are found on the victim's car. The police soon discover that Vercel even has a motive for homicide; the deceased, Claude Massoulier was having an affair with Vercel's wife. Not convinced by the allegations, Vercel's personal .. Read more
| Starring | Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant |
|---|---|
| Director | François Truffaut, Francois Truffaut |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
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Estate Agent Julien Vercel becomes the principle suspect in a murder investigation when his fingerprints are found on the victim's car. The police soon discover that Vercel even has a motive for homicide; the deceased, Claude Massoulier was having an affair with Vercel's wife. Not convinced by the allegations, Vercel's personal assistant starts making her own enquiries in an attempt to clear her boss' name.
| Starring | Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant |
|---|---|
| Director | François Truffaut, Francois Truffaut |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 25 Sep 2006 |
Based on an American novel (Charles Williams' The Long Saturday Night, but set in small-town South of France, the plot... read more on Time Out
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Hitchcock? Poppycock!
Every review I read for this film compared it to a Hitchcock movie, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Yes, the plot is distinctly Hitch (man ... read more »
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hunter and collectress
Filmed in monochrome it starts briskly to evocate anything from Psycho to Double Indemnity visually. Story kind of explains itself in hard boiled film noir ... read more »
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I couln't quite get it.
This film intrigued me, so I rented it - but wish maybe I hadn't. It was interesting enough, but inadequate subtitling made for hard going.
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Stylish and Charming Irony
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