

Hélène and Aldo Giovanni are a circus trapeze double act and a couple. Aldo is temporarily replaced by former-partner Alexandre when the former is injured. The two get into a fight and the following day Alexandre is discovered dead. Hélène suspects her husband is responsible for the murder.
Acting
Michèle Morgan's eyes do three acts of tragedy without blinking.
Cinematography
Trapeze sequences that actually look dangerous—no safety nets, no mercy.

Director
Jean Delannoy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michèle Morgan was France's biggest star; this was her return after Hollywood exile, lending meta-weight to Hélène's fragility.
Delannoy stages the circus as theater of surveillance—every act watched, every relationship performed for an audience that misses everything.