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Noirvember - Explore the Dark Side of Cinema
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1h 34m
Directed by Édouard Molinaro • Crime • 1958 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Oury, Philippe Nicaud
Screen legend Jeanne Moreau stars in this twisty, mood-drenched film noir from acclaimed crime writer Frédéric Dard. When a wealthy industrialist discovers that his wife (Moreau) is having an affair with a young actor, he decides to exact revenge by blackmailing her under an assumed identity in director Édouard Molinaro’s stylish tour de force.
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