An innocent woman falls prey to her abusive husband, his wealthy father and a shady family friend.
Acting
Stéphane Audran's silently unraveling composure.
Direction
Chabrol's cold, clinical observation of evil.
Writing
Every polite dinner scene drips with menace.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Stéphane Audran
Hélène Regnier
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Paul Thomas
Jean-Claude Drouot
Charles Regnier
Michel Bouquet
Ludovic Regnier
Michel Duchaussoy
Allan Jourdan
Annie Cordy
Mme Pinelli
Jean Carmet
M. Pinelli
Catherine Rouvel
Sonia
Mario David
Gérard Postelle
Marguerite Cassan
Emilie Régnier
Louise Chevalier
La Deuxième Parque
Margo Lion
Mme Humbert
Maria Michi
La Troisième Parque
Angelo Infanti
Dr. Blanchard
Dominique Zardi
Balloon Seller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chabrol called his thrillers 'bourgeois tragedies'—this is him at his most politically furious, exposing how French respectability shields male violence.
Based on Charlotte Armstrong's novel 'The Balloon Man'; Chabrol relocated it to France to critique his own class.
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