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France, 1968
Directed by François Truffaut
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Michel Lonsdale, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy
In French with English subtitles
Approx. 107 min. 35mm.

Jeanne Moreau tracks down, in five different styles, the five salauds who… Truffaut’s ultimate Hitchcock homage, right down to the source material (a Woolrich novel) and Bernard Herrmann score.
 

Reviews

“A playful pulp gem… a revenge thriller that is said to have paved the way for Tarantino’s KILL BILL. Truffaut created a great role for Jeanne Moreau as the woman whose husband was shot dead on their wedding day — and who sets out to get payback by murdering the original killer and his four associates, including Michel Bouquet and Michael Lonsdale.”
– The Guardian

“Miss Moreau remains one of the screen's great actresses, and there is a supporting cast of unusual quality.”
– Roger Ebert

 “AN EXERCICE DE STYLE, AND A GOOD ONE AT THAT.”
– Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“Touching and fun at a level so much higher than other films that it is just a great relief to have to see it.”
– Renata Adler, The New York Times

“A beguiling, rich picture with much more to unpack than your average revenge thriller”
– IndieWire