Quai des Orfevres

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02/22/2022 A fascinating French Film Noir. Every element of the film is meticulously produced. The last few minutes disappointed a bit, but did not harm my appreciation for this superb work of art. See more Emilio T @MilloTPue 03/29/2021 Between 2.5 and 3 stars. Photography and actors are OK, it is well directed. But the script is not enought to be a good film noir. See more paul d @PaulusLoZebra 08/17/2020 Very well done, complex film noir that reveals the gritty side of a poor, post-war Paris and develops each character deeply. Highly recommended. See more laurent b @RT95576478 04/30/2018 Louis Jouvet plays one of his most interesting and touching character, in this brillant thriller, once again so well-written and acted. The black & white is beautiful. See more 11/20/2015 A dogged policeman (Louis Jouvet) investigates a married music hall couple after a repugnant film producer and pornographer turns up dead in Clouzot's first post-war film (prior to well-known thrillers Les Diaboliques and The Wages of Fear). Not exactly noir and not exactly police procedural but blending elements from these genres with the backstage musical (albeit the particularly French kind). Bernard Blier (the husband and accompanist) is spurred to passionate jealousy by Suzy Delair's (the wife and singer) willingness to flirt with producers to advance her career. Thus, he is suspect number one when she gets mixed up with the soon-dead producer - or perhaps she is suspect number one - or perhaps their lesbian friend downstairs is suspect number one? With Jouvet on the trail, the clues start to fall into place in a satisfying way - although Clouzot is much more interested in l'affaire de coeur than in any diddly-squat murder investigation. Top notch. See more 08/26/2012 It's a great film, full of mystery and intense moments. Didn't expect it to be so good, but at the end I enjoyed it. If you're a fan of oldish French movies, don't miss it. See more Read all reviews

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