The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
98 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude ChabrolDirector
- Claude ChabrolScreenplay
Cast
- Gérard BlainSerge
- Jean-Claude BrialyFrançois
- Michèle MéritzYvonne
- Bernadette LafontMarie
- Edmond BeauchampGlomaud
- Claude CervalPriester
- André DinoArzt Michel
- Jeanne PérezMadame Chaunier
- Michel CreuzeDer Bäcker
- Philippe de BrocaJacques Rivette de la Chasuble
- Claude ChabrolLa Truffe
Stills
Themes
friendshipbabyfrancepregnancypastordisabled childalcoholismrural areaillnesschildhood friendsbrawl