During a walk along the cliffs not far from Marseille, Elisa Langerot sees her husband slip and fall to his death. Inexplicably, Elisa flees the scene of the accident, stops a passing driver and tells him a made-up story about a stolen car, concealing her husband's death. Feeling sorry for the girl, the driver, Philippe Morçot, gives her a lift and later lets her stay at his house. The good deed, however, doesn't go unpunished, and soon Philippe is drawn into Elisa's twilight world of fantasies, lies and paranoia.
Acting
Yori Bertin's eyes alone deserve their own billing—pure unwell energy.
Direction
D'Ormesson squeezes maximum dread from minimal cliffside geography.
Director
Antoine d'Ormesson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antoine d'Ormesson directed only two features; this was his second and final film before disappearing into French television.
Released during the height of Hitchcockian paranoia thrillers, this French curio swaps elegant suspense for sweaty, claustrophobic intimacy—less 'Vertigo,' more 'what if your weekend guest never left.'
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