The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
Julien is a clockmaker with destructive impulses who decides to blackmail Madame X, a rich, attractive woman who traffics in stolen antiques. What he doesn’t know is that she has an even more dangerous secret that leads him to Marie, with whom he had fallen in love a year earlier.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Jacques RivetteWriter
- Pascal BonitzerWriter
- Christine LaurentWriter
Cast
- Emmanuelle BéartMarie
- Jerzy RadziwiłowiczJulien Müller
- Anne BrochetMadame X
- Bettina KeeAdrienne
- Olivier Cruveillerl'éditeur
- Mathias Jungle concierge
- Nicole Garcial'amie