Charles Williams' novel 'The Long Saturday Night' adapted by Truffaut, the ever-dependable Suzanne Schiffman and Jean Aurel, Truffaut's nod to American mystery / detective / film noir, shot in gorgeous monochrome by Nestor Almendros. The sets and costumes were all monochrome also, and Almendros even found old Fresnel studio lamps to give added harshness to the lighting.
Delightful, playful, energetic and amusing - a return almost to the form of Tirez Sur le Pianiste. Fanny Ardant is a resourceful and fearless amateur detective; John-Louis Trintignant plays the unfortunate accused in sort of the style of Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch, confused but determined to get somewhere. It's full of great little touches, too, like the fact that Ardant has to spend some of it clothed in the amateur dramatic outfit she had on for rehearsal!
Music by Georges Delerue. Edited by Martine Barraqué.
With Phillippe Laudenbach (solicitor), Phillippe Morier-Genoud.
True to form, Truffaut was in a relationship with his leading lady at the time. About the only leading lady I can think of he didn't have a relationship with was Jacqueline Bisset in La Nuit Américaine!
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