Lonely and shy bachelor Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc), suspected in the murder of a girl, secretly watches his young, attractive neighbor Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire) through the window. Once, when lightning flashes during a thunderstorm, she notices his face in the window and comes to him to find out what he is after. Adapting Georges Simenon's novel, Patrice Leconte emphasized the psychological drama rather than the detective story and created a film about loneliness and voyeurism; his cold precision is reminiscent of Alfred ...
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Lonely and shy bachelor Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc), suspected in the murder of a girl, secretly watches his young, attractive neighbor Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire) through the window. Once, when lightning flashes during a thunderstorm, she notices his face in the window and comes to him to find out what he is after. Adapting Georges Simenon's novel, Patrice Leconte emphasized the psychological drama rather than the detective story and created a film about loneliness and voyeurism; his cold precision is reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock or Fritz Lang. The low-key acting and moody soundtrack add a lot, but it's the director who deserves the most accolades, as he manages, with only glances and gestures, to achieve a degree of eroticism that other films fail to reach even through explicit sex scenes. Yuri German, Rovi
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Very Good. Size: 7x5x0; Scratch free disc. Margins to the original case artwork were cut shorter to allow artwork to fit a slimline case. DVD has been re-cased in standard size case. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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Nora Noel, Michel Morano, Marie Gaydu, Philippe Dormoy, Marielle Berthon, Eric Berenger, André Wilms, Luc Thuillier,... New. 2022 Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Nora Noel, Michel Morano, Marie Gaydu, Philippe Dormoy, Marielle Berthon, Eric Berenger, André Wilms, Luc Thuillier,... New. 2022 Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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