Les Granges brulées
1973 Crime / Drama   
 
Credits
  • Director: Jean Chapot
  • Script: Franz-André Burguet, Jean Chapot, Sébastien Roulet
  • Photo: Sacha Vierny
  • Music: Jean-Michel Jarre
  • Cast: Alain Delon (Le juge Pierre Larcher), Simone Signoret (Rose), Paul Crauchet (Pierre), Bernard Le Coq (Paul), Christian Barbier (L'officier de gendarmerie), Pierre Rousseau (Louis), Miou-Miou (Monique), Jean Bouise (Le journaliste), Catherine Allégret (Françoise), Fernand Ledoux (Le doyen des juges)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Aka: Suspect of Murder; The Burned Barns; The Investigator
 
 
 
Summary
In an isolated, snow-covered region of France, Rose lives with her family on a remote farm.  When the body of a young woman is found nearby, suspicion falls on Rose’s two sons, Paul and Louis, who were away from home at the time of the murder.  Pierre Larcher investigates the murder, but as he does so he uncovers some secrets about Rose’s family which were best left untouched…



Review
Two years after their improbable appearance together in La Veuve Couderc, Alain Delon and Simone Signoret were brought together for a second time, and in a similar setting.  This time, the fiction is a familiar crime investigation, but, unlike the conventional policier, the emphasis is much more on character than plot.  Some respectable performances (from a distinguished cast) and good location photography compensate for a lacklustre script, although Jean-Michel Jarre’s music is far too intrusive and effectively ruins the mood of the piece.  Simone Signoret's daughter in the film is played by her real-life daughter, Catherine Allégret.

© James Travers 2005


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