Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotScreenplay:
Jérôme GéronimiCinematography:
Armand ThirardComposer:
Georges Van ParysCast:
Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Pierre Larquey, Michel Serrault, Noël Roquevert, Yves-Marie Maurin, Georges Poujouly (more)Plots(1)
Classic thriller from director Henri-Georges Clouzot, following the events of a murder plot in a small French provincial school. Tired of being mistreated by abusive headmaster Michel Delasalle (Paul Meurisse), his frail wife, Christina (Vera Clouzot), and his mistress, Nicole (Simone Signoret), plot to kill their tormentor. When Michel's body goes missing, however, the women soon realise their plan is not as straightforward as they first thought. (Criterion)
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Although I am in the minority with this, but I doubt that Hitchcock would have filmed this any better, if he’d managed to buy the rights to the story. His version would not necessarily have been any worse, but he certainly would have typically stylized it in his own way. But this was so wonderfully down to earth and convincing, that it would have been a shame to spoil it with unnecessarily stylization. And even if he were to film this better, he would have had a hard job finding a better cast. P.S.: And I join in with the piety reigning here and won’t even mention the remake.
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