Synopsis
Paris, France, December 1946. Jenny Lamour, an ambitious cabaret singer, and Maurice, her extremely jealous pianist husband, become involved in the thorough investigation of the murder of a shady businessman, led by Antoine, a peculiar and methodical police inspector.
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Cast
- Louis JouvetInspector Antoine
- Simone RenantDora Monnier
- Bernard BlierMaurice Martineau
- Suzy DelairJenny Lamour
- Pierre LarqueyEmile Lafour
- Jeanne Fusier-GirPâquerette
- Claudine DupuisManon
- Charles DullinGeorges Brignon
- Henri AriusLéopardi
- Charles BlavetteGendarme Poitevin
Recommandations
- 100
Boston Globe
A film noir? A backstage musical? A whodunit? A comedy? In truth, it's all of the above -- plus a kinky love story, an absorbing melodrama, and a mordantly jaded snapshot of postwar Paris -- and all of them are wonderful. - 100
Variety
In every respect it is outstanding. - 100
Baltimore Sun
A gorgeous flirt of a murder movie. - 91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Like all great film noir, however, the real delight of this film is in its mood and atmosphere. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Brooding, beautifully made and almost impossible for Americans to see -- Quai des Orfèvres, makes a triumphant reappearance on theatrical screens after an absence of about 50 years. - 90
Washington Post
It is in fact a traditional mystery more reminiscent of Agatha Christie than the reigning film noir aesthetic of 1947. But it's fabulously entertaining. - 90
Village Voice
The visual style has an expressionistic undertow, rich in shadowy chiaroscuro compositions. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
This pungently filmed 1947 melodrama doesn't rank with Clouzot classics like "Diabolique" and "The Wages of Fear," but it's full of hard-boiled charm and has a musical score that adds extra dimensions to its impact.
