Noël Calef (1907–1968)

LE POINT D'INTERROGATION

A tricky tale, told with taste and flair. When a sailor discovers his girlfriend has dumped him while he's been away, they argue, she pulls a gun, he gets it away from her, and then shoots her several times. A streetwise British girl from Cardiff, who does nothing but lie and cause trouble, is the only witness. She eventually befriends the Polish sailor and helps him hide. What could've been a cloying story--even perverse--is handled with impeccable taste and turned into a very moving, human show more tale. Cinematographer Eric Cross and his camera obviously adore Hayley Mills' 12-year-old face (her round, inquisitive eyes in particular); the scene-stealer is shown off to an incredible advantage in her acting debut. Real-life papa John Mills (as the investigator of the murder) and Horst Buchholz are also fine. An intriguing, absorbing film, though with a somewhat padded conclusion. show less

Juste après avoir commis le crime parfait, Julien se ravise, il a oublié des papiers potentiellement compromettants dans son bureau. Il laisse sa voiture sur le trottoir, prend l’ascenseur et… Albert, le concierge coupe le courant de l’immeuble en le laissant prisonnier entre deux étages.

Et là… Tout s’enchaîne dans une sorte de retour de manivelle karmique à la Murphy.

Un petit polar de gare rudement bien foutu, magnifiquement adapté au cinéma par Louis Malle avec Jeanne show more Moreau et Maurice Ronet sur une musique sublime de Miles Davis show less