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Confidentially Yours

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When his wife and her lover are found dead, real estate broker Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) becomes the prime suspect in the murders. To save himself from a long prison sentence, Julien turns to his trusty secretary, Barbara (Fanny Ardant), to investigate. Barbara, who has been secretly in love with her boss for some time, dedicates herself to her new responsibilities as a private detective -- and quickly manages to dig up some shocking information about Vercel's wife.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post 05/06/2017
Truffaut evokes such a pale reflection of the prototypes he's copying that the results might be more accurately described as noir blah. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker 12/03/2012
With the clack of spike heels on pavement and the shadow of bare legs through frosted glass, Truffaut evokes the spontaneous sexual spectacle of city life. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 08/30/2004
2.5/5
A bright, knowing, somewhat too affectionate variation on the sort of bloodless murder mysteries that were as much a staple of Hollywood production schedules in the 1930's and 40's as they were of the lending libraries of that era. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/17/2008
B
Never adds up to much of anything but is always entertaining. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/25/2005
4/5
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette 07/16/2004
3/5
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Insomniac X Mar 5 Complicated Neo-noir comedy is lacking in humor and urgency. Both the central murder mystery and the ill-conceived romance of the third act have a sense of simply going through the motions, despite a charming lead performance by Fanny Ardant. See more 08/05/2022 LOL, the funniest 1.5 hours for a Western comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more chris k 08/30/2020 Truffaut's final film is worth watching; not because it is original or particularly inventive - it's not. It is worth watching because it is entertaining, starring some great actors and can be at times very interesting. See more 06/22/2020 Pour Fanny Ardant bien sûr! See more 09/03/2018 An entertaining evening's viewing - light-hearted and undemanding. A romantic film with plenty of dialogue and just enough action. The first scene was confusing, and I felt I should have liked to have seen it again later in the film. As a 1983 film, I'm not sure being in black and white added anything, but presumably it was harping back to earlier American films. As four adults with a wide age range and both genders, we all enjoyed the film. There were several parts that made me laugh See more 06/16/2017 Confidential Report is the closest any filmmaker came to capturing Hitchcock without straight ripping him off, and proves a timeless blend of noir and the thriller genre that's slick and delightful. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his wife and her lover are found dead, real estate broker Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) becomes the prime suspect in the murders. To save himself from a long prison sentence, Julien turns to his trusty secretary, Barbara (Fanny Ardant), to investigate. Barbara, who has been secretly in love with her boss for some time, dedicates herself to her new responsibilities as a private detective -- and quickly manages to dig up some shocking information about Vercel's wife.
Director
François Truffaut
Producer
Armand Barbault
Screenwriter
Jean Aurel, Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut, Charles Williams
Distributor
Artificial Eye, MK2 Diffusion, Fox Lorber, Altavista Films, International Spectrafilm, Criterion Collection
Production Co
Films A2, Les Films du Carrosse, Soprofilms [fr]
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Western
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 1983, Wide
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)