Mississippi Mermaid
aka La sirène du Mississippi
Screened in July 2013
Director: François Truffaut. Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Bouquet, Marcel Berbert, Nelly Bourgeaud, Yves Drouhet, Roland Thénot, Martine Ferrière. Screenplay: François Truffaut (based on the novel by "William Irish," aka Cornell Woolrich).
Twitter Capsule: Truffaut doing Hitchcock? Truffaut doing Truffaut? Like Deneuve's, the movie's chic guises all feel a bit fake.

Photo © 1969 Les Films du Carrosse/United Artists
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


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