He did the crime, she did the time... wait, reverse that. French noir chaos ensues.
A student, Gabriel, comes to the aid of Gisèle, a young manicurist wrongfully arrested, by helping her escape. As a result, Gabriel must serve three months in prison. His sentence served, unable to continue his studies, he collaborates with a gang of crooks. Gisèle, in turn, will save him from this bad situation by taking him away from his overeager associates.
Acting
Marie Déa's deadpan suffering carries the entire emotional load.
Direction
Dard's cramped Paris streets feel like a trap closing.
Director
Pierre Dard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during France's post-Liberation moral reckoning—crime films became vehicles for questioning who the real criminals were.
Dard's obscurity is strategic: he made films the system preferred to forget, including this one's critique of institutional 'justice.'
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