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Jan 11, 2018 This was one of Chabrol's first films. Like with so many early steps into the realm of film directing (cf. Mean Streets by Scorsese and, in a sense, Le deuxième souffle by Melville), one might say that Chabrol managed to scratch together his favourite ingredients, but has not quite managed to bake the perfect cake from them yet. A double tour depicts the ugly truth beneath the glamourous service of the French gentry of the time, but the film's structure is unbalanced. Chabrol spends far too much time on scene setting (Belmondo acting like the clown - always a pleasure), and far too little on the murder (we don't even get to see the corps, except in a flashback once the truth is revealed) and the disentanglement of the mystery. Still, it is amusing enough to watch with good old (or should I say: young) Bebel, some lovely pictures of Aix-en-provence and its surroundings, and all that in colour as early as 1959. See more Jan 11, 2018 Sassy little French soap opera. See more Jan 11, 2018 I like Jean-Paul Belmondo and Bernadette Lafont and in this movie they did a wonderful job of acting the parts of the eccentric side characters. The main story, about a well to do French family dealing with the philanderings of the husband father, draws you in to the suspense laid out in the opening death scene. Also, the scene where the husband verbally destroys his wife is shocking and at the same time moving in its intensity. In French, and directed by Claude Chabrol, the whole movie definitely carries a feeling of Alfred Hitchcock throughout and the very creepy son is like a foreshadow of Norman Bates in the 1960 Hitchcock movie psycho. A good murder movie with an interesting creepy side to it, I would definitely recommend this movie. See more Jan 11, 2018 Belmondo annoys Hateful characters get killed Unrefined Chabrol See more Jan 11, 2018 Not the most accomplished Claude Chabrol film, but as an early effort it's pretty good. Chabrol's first film in colour, plus his first look at the bourgeoisie and first venture into the psychological thriller genre which he would later become known for. Adding to this list of firsts is Jean-Paul Belmondo's major screen debut. Probably more of interest to Chabrol fans rather than your average viewer. See more Jan 11, 2018 Un vieux et très bon Chabrol, vu grâce aux soirées "60's" sur Arte ! See more Read all reviews

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