Gripping thriller, adapted from Cecil Day-Lewis novel 'The Beast Must Die', co-written by Paul Gégauff.
Michel Duchaussoy goes after the killer of his son - first finds and romances Caroline Cellier before she leads him to her brother-in-law Jean Yanne - who's one of the vilest people in film history. Tense, twisty and coolly observed, Chabrol has time to name check a couple of favourite restaurants - Chez Denis and Le Cheval Rouge - where a nice duck is served.
Good cast includes Anouk Ferjac (the wife), Marc Di Napoli (son), Louise Chevalier (horrible mother), Guy Marly, Lorraine Rainer, Maurice Pialat (detective). Photographed by Jean Rabier and set in Brittany. Some of the scenes, e.g. intervention of the son at the police station, play like Bresson or Melville; other moments (in yacht) are very thrilling.
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