A teacher, his wife, and a baby heist — French cinema said 'let's get weird.'
An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman.
Acting
Anouk Aimée weaponizes charm until you forget she's the villain.
Direction
Lattuada makes ugliness look like a perfume ad.
Director
Alberto Lattuada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the French New Wave's peak, this Italian-French co-production got overshadowed despite Aimée's magnetic performance. It's basically what would happen if Chabrol directed a heist film while angry.
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