Un si joli village...

1979 [FRENCH]

Crime / Drama / Mystery

3
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 214 214

Plot summary

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.

Director

Etienne Périer Photo
Etienne Périer

Top cast

Victor Lanoux Photo
Victor Lanoux as Stéphane Bertin
Guy Di Rigo Photo
Guy Di Rigo as Forget
Lionel Vitrant Photo
Lionel Vitrant as Delteil
Alain Doutey Photo
Alain Doutey as Debray
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1.06 GB
1200*720
French 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 3
1.96 GB
1800*1080
French 2.0
NR
us  hr  cz  dk  nl  fi  fr  gr  hu  it  no  pt  ro  es  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dbdumonteil

The village

Etienne Périer was a poor man's Clouzot,a two -bit Chabrol (Chabrol had a small part in his "Un Meurtre est un Meurtre" (1972))."Meutre en 45 tours"(1960) was a failed attempt to capitalize on the success of "Les Diaboliques" ."Un Si Joli Village" is arguably his best film.Inspired by a widely talked about criminal affair (Bruay-en Artois),Périer managed to sustain the interest throughout the whole movie.Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village ;he is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work.In a fit of anger ,he kills his wife (Edith Scob).A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability ,but it's not an easy task ,because there is a political and social pressure.Périer dutifully stepped into André Cayatte's shoes,but his work is worthwhile.
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