Reproduction interdite (1957)

Reproduction interdite is a French crime film first released in 1957, directed by Gilles Grangier.  The film is based on a novel by Michel Lenoir and stars Michel Auclair, Paul Frankeur, Giani Esposito, Annie Girardot and Lucien Nat.  It has also been released under the title: The Schemer.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


Marc Kelber, a ruined art dealer, becomes the victim of a crook named Jacques Lacroix, who sells him a fake Gauguin painting after showing him a real one.  A few months later, Kelber encounters Lacroix by chance at a villa outside the town.  Kelber agrees to partner Lacroix in a criminal exploit with a third man named Watroff, a young painter who lives with his girlfriend Viviane.  An expert in his field, Watroff knows how to make a painting appear older than it is.  The plan is that Watroff will paint three copies of a real Gauguin that belongs to Lacroix, and Kelber will obtain certificates to prove the paintings’ authenticity.  When the crooks start to sell the fake paintings at a huge profit, Watroff begins to have second thoughts.  After drinking too much, he tells the whole story to Viviane...
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