The Murderer Lives at Number 21, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France, 1942)
- When
- Thu Jan 12, 2012
- Where
- Pacific Film Archive (PFA)
- Time
- 7:00 PM
- Cost
- $7
- Tags
- Movies
Description
(L’assassin habite au 21). After a quartet of corpses is found, the debonair detective Wens (played by the always polished Pierre Fresnay) is assigned the case that is paralyzing Paris. Thus begins Clouzot’s remarkably self-assured directorial debut. The trail of bodies leads Wens to a seedy boardinghouse at No. 21 Avenue Junot that is teeming with hearty misfits, including a puppet maker, a blind boxer, and a bird-whistling butler. As droll as this mystery may be, it shouldn’t be overlooked that The Murderer Lives at Number 21 was made during the Nazi Occupation, a time when your nearest neighbor could be your closest enemy. Steve SeidWritten by Clouzot, Stanislas-André Steeman, based on the novel by Steeman. Photographed by Armand Thirard. With Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier. (84 mins, In French with English titles, B&W, 35mm, From Institut Français, permission From Janus Films/Criterion Collection)
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