The life of a weak-willed man is thrust into a downward spiral by the scheming of his manipulative girlfriend and her mother.
Acting
Simone Signoret's Dora — manipulative, magnetic, absolutely ruthless.
Direction
Allégret's creeping dread, trapping Robert in gilded rooms.
Costume
Post-war Parisian luxury masking moral rot underneath.
Director
Yves Allégret
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Allégret's first feature after the war, and he cast his then-wife Signoret specifically to weaponize her screen presence.
A rare French film noir that predates the American cycle's peak, influenced more by Poetic Realism than Hollywood.
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