À double tour (1959)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Claude Chabrol (dialogue)
Stanley Ellin (novel)

Release Date:

4 December 1959 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A wealthy wine grower has trouble with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his mistress across the way, who is murdered.

Plot Keywords:

Maid | Flashback Sequence | Spying | Male Nudity | Key Hole

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Madeleine Robinson	...	Thérèse Marcoux
Antonella Lualdi	...	Léda
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Laszlo Kovacs
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Henri Marcoux
Jeanne Valérie	...	Elisabeth
Bernadette Lafont	...	Julie, the maid
André Jocelyn	...	Richard Marcoux
Mario David	...	Roger, the milkman
László Szabó	...	Laszlo's friend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
André Dino	...	The police inspector
Raymond Pélissier	...	The gardener

Also Known As:

A doppia mandata (Italy)
Leda (USA)
Web of Passion (UK)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Panitalia

Movie Connections:

Referenced in À bout de souffle (1960)

Soundtrack:

Romeo et Juliette

A Hitchcockian Classic!

What a great discovery this movie is which has finally been released on DVD. It is a beautiful and haunting film that demands to be seen multiple times. It features a standout performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo at his Breathless best, playing the character of Laszlo Kovacs. At times brutally honest about relationships, this film works as both a murder mystery and social comment -- much like Renoir's "Rules of the Game." It also feature several suspenseful scenes that are so intricately composed and beautifully shot, Alfred Hitchcock would undoubtedly be jealous. I highly recommend this film for anyone interested in New Wave cinema and classics from the world.