Moorman Posted February 2, 2019 I was surprised to find out that Hitchcock tried to get rights to the film first. The plot is simple: A wife and mistress in love with the same man conspire to knock him off. SPOILER ALERT. When the husband was not found at the bottom of that pool that really threw me for a loop. Most directors couldn't have pulled this off and kept the suspense but Clouzot did a fantastic job here. The acting and cinematography was first rate. The plot exceptional. I rate this a solid 8 out of 10... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaragon Posted February 3, 2019 It's a classic thriller- with a truly terrifying ending. There was a good made for television remake called "Reflections of Murder" (1974) starring Tuesday Weld, Joanna Hacket and Sam Waterson. Directed by John Badham 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt_Markoff Posted February 3, 2019 I love that style of poster art! Oh man... anyway yeah the flick is a gob-stopper, a muffin-choker. I wish more remark was made on the career and first-performance-before-a-camera, of Clouzot's wife, one of the femme fatales in this flick. She did a bang-up job. And what about the relationship between the two females? Why not mention this more upfront? Audacious for its time and an icon for all later thriller storytelling. The ambiguous ending where right does not prevail, just astounding. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moorman Posted February 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Sgt_Markoff said: I love that style of poster art! Oh man... anyway yeah the flick is a gob-stopper, a muffin-choker. I wish more remark was made on the career and first-performance-before-a-camera, of Clouzot's wife, one of the femme fatales in this flick. She did a bang-up job. And what about the relationship between the two females? Why not mention this more upfront? Audacious for its time and an icon for all later thriller storytelling. The ambiguous ending where right does not prevail, just astounding. I pulled my review from my review at Sergio Leone forum. It was INSIDE another review of the film that went more in depth about the actors and actresses. Clouzot as you know, gave his wife plenty of screen time in " The Wages of Fear " also. Simone Signoret's character had me fooled in this one. She was really good. I'm gonna screen more of her films... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superdorkmark Posted December 9, 2019 This was one of those viewing experiences for me where you just aren't at all prepared for how great something is you are about to watch, and then BAM, it hits you like a semi truck. I sat forward in my chair at that hallway scene unable to contain myself from the suspense before me. I'd give it more than 8/10 though, but great call on this one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted February 9 On 12/8/2019 at 8:51 PM, superdorkmark said: This was one of those viewing experiences for me where you just aren't at all prepared for how great something is you are about to watch, and then BAM, it hits you like a semi truck. I sat forward in my chair at that hallway scene unable to contain myself from the suspense before me. I'd give it more than 8/10 though, but great call on this one. I too thought the bathtub scene was creepy but that ending scene with the kid also was thought-provoking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulll Posted March 24 SPOILER ALERTS ahead in my question of the film! Please don't read this if you haven't seen the ending. I thought it was a great film (saw it for the first time last night). Maybe I missed it, or I'm simple minded but did it explain how Michele Delassalle stayed under water in the tub for so long during the murder scene? Or are we just supposed to assume he got out of the tub and re-submerged himself? Thank you to anyone who can answer this for me. It has me wondering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
