Alain Delon and Simone Signoret are outstanding in director Pierre Granier-Deferre‘s excellent 1971 film adaptation of the Georges Simenon novel. As a drama, it is more of a nuanced character study than a thriller, and, as a movie, it is more a seductive acting showcase than a romantic melodrama. Derek Winnert

There’s a reason why Granier-Deferre attracted all the big stars. He not only helps them shine as stars but provides a platform where they can reach moments of greatness as artists which are not quite within the director’s own grasp. José Arroyo

En 1922, Jean Lavigne, fils du physicien Étienne Lavigne, avait abattu, au cours d’une réception officielle, deux hautes personnalités. Au président du tribunal qui lui demandait les raisons de son acte, il avait répondu : j’en avais assez.