A young physician becomes lonely when his workaholic wife ignores him to concentrate on her professional career. He is befriended by an older female artist who is fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms. When his wife is late for their anniversary celebration, he drinks and takes mushrooms with the artist. He wakes up to find she has died and is fearful he may have accidentally killed her.
Acting
Alida Valli's predatory charm steals every scene.
Production
Gloriously tacky 1970s bachelor pad aesthetics.
Director
Marc Simenon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marc Simenon is Georges Simenon's son, proving nepotism existed in 1970s French cinema too.
This is 'french giallo'—less blood, more cigarettes, same commitment to beautiful women dying mysteriously.
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