L’Ibis rouge (1975)

L’Ibis rouge is a French film first released in 1975, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky.  The film is based on a novel by Fredric Brown and stars Michel Simon, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Jean Le Poulain and Evelyne Buyle.  It has also been released under the title: The Red Ibis.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


Raymond Villiers, a former dance champion, lives on the banks of a Parisian canal with his wife Evelyn.  When a disfigured colonel shows up and threatens physical harm unless he settles his gambling debt, Raymond is sent into a state of panic and turns to his friends for support.  These include Margos, a restaurant owner who thinks only of his ill-health, and Zizi, an old newspaper seller who, despite his racist views, has a kind regard for Zouzou, a child of African origin.  Meanwhile, a mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with his scarf, which is embroidered with an ibis.  When Raymond and Margos are killed by Jérémie, Zizi holds himself to blame for their deaths and decides to confess to the killings...

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