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A consummate entertainment rich with the romantic atmosphere of Paris in the 1950s. Coming at a turning point in French cinematic history, it drew upon several major talents - director Louis Malle, star Jeanne Moreau, cinematographer Henri Deca, musician Miles Davis - and achieved near-legendary results with all of them.Full Review

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

A plan for a perfect murder goes wildly wrong in this 1958 melodrama by one of France's great filmmakers.Full Review

David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

As French crime thrillers go, this is about as good as it gets.Full Review

Walter Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle

A suspenseful, elegant entertainment.Full Review

William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Malle, only 25 when the film was released, bounces confidently among several threads -- classic French policier, juvenile delinquent film, doomy tale of tragic love, clock-ticking thriller.Full Review

Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian
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