Poison

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Sheila W 04/03/2024 Charming. And "Very French", as they say. See more walter m @Harlequin68 01/21/2015 "Poison" is set in a small, provincial town in France. It is the kind of sleepy town where the townspeople complain about the lack of tourist business. Somewhat more atypical is Blandine(Germaine Reuver) buying rat poison at the local pharmacy, under the watchful eye of one of her fellow townspeople. So, even with him not knowing this, you maybe cannot blame her husband of thirty years, Paul(Michel Simon), from taking his time coming home for dinner, after talking to, if not exactly confessing to the local priest(Albert Duvaleix). With "Poison," Sacha Guitry takes a darkly entertaining look at the institution of marriage. While maybe Blandine and Paul might have once loved each other, what is important is where they are now(possibly also being the ugliest couple on record), using the radio to cover their lack of communication with each other at dinner, pretty much the only time they see each other during the day.(See, you can't blame everything on television.) So, while Guitry takes his time with such observant details, including his patented opening credits sequence where he introduces the cast and crew(but otherwise not appearing), through most of the movie's length, he rushes in madcap fashion through the movie's climax, only stopping long enough to deliver some funny laughs. See more Read all reviews

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