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So I'd heard about this movie but never thought about watching it until I saw the brilliant Mark Gatiss TV documentary Horror Europa. He showed a few clips and said how good the movie was so I thought, why not.
I can't believe I waited so long to see such a good movie. For anyone that doesn't know the movie it's a French Thriller/horror from 1955 but don't let that put you off. It reminded me so much of a Hitchcock film and then I read that he actually tried to get the rights to make it but narrowly missed out. I'm not going to say much about the story as I wouldn't want to spoil it but it is probably the best suspense movie I've seen. It is a tad slow in the beginning but then it just feels really eerie throught and you're never quite sure what the outcome will be.
I think it's a real good film to watch for all us screenwriters too as it has only a handful of actors and few locations but it never gets dull and it will suck you in to the story right to the end.
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I saw this movie a few months ago and I was totally blown away. Definitely a lot like Hitchcock. I don't want to give much away, but some parts almost felt like black comedy, to me. Pretty much everything about the disposal of the body... the trunk scene, the drive home, etc.
For a horror film, and for its time, I was impressed with almost every aspect... from the story to the acting to the cinematography. Definitely deserves to be up there with Psycho and other pioneers of the genre.