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5.7·1987·102 min·Français·Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
Crime
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Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore of a little Atlantic coast resort he knows well. Indeed, he used to live there before his wife disappeared at sea, never to be found again. As the ocean rejects a new corpse everyday, the mystery thickens and the list of potential suspects grows longer. This slows Molinat's progress as much as the cumbersome Leroyer, sent in to spy on him and hopefully impede his progress. The tension mounts and the ring involving the three young ladies in the grey mansion, the village idiot and the real estate agent starts spinning out of control.
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RxB1VIP★6/10Nov 28, 2025
That's a slow paced crime story, which value resides mainly on it's cast and the performance of the main actors. Also Suzanne Flon gives a nice performance is a support role The final reveal fells a bit flat, but the atmosphere of the movie is rather interesting. And the way Molinat gets rid of Leroyer, rather diabolical ([spoiler] It's rather obvious he know who the murderer is when he send him alone in their house to "ask questions"[/spoiler]). I can't blame him, since Leroyer is quite an asshole, it's rather satisfying to see him reaped what he sowed. Not quite a great movie, but still enjoyable enough, and it's always nice to what Philippe Noiret :)
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