(Les Noces rouges)

Content: Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...

Countries:

France,

Italy

Genres:

Crime,

Drama,

Thriller

Runtime:

95 minutes

Year:

1973

Directors:

Claude Chabrol

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Production companies:

Italian International Film,

Les Films La Boétie

Actors:

Pierre Maury

Lucienne Delamare

Paul Delamare

Clotilde Maury

Hélène Chevalier

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