Une histoire d'amour
1951 Drama / Romance
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Summary
One morning, two policemen come across the dead bodies of a young man and woman in wrecked
coach on a stretch of waste ground. It appears to be an open and shut case of suicide
by cyanide poisoning, but Inspector Plonche insists on carrying out his own investigation
into the events which led to this tragic outcome. The dead man was Jean Bompart,
son of a failed sculptor, Auguste, and the dead woman was his 18 year old girlfriend Catherine,
daughter of a successful businessman Charles Mareuil. Plonche discovers that Mareuil
and his wife were vehemently opposed to Jean’s intention to marry their daughter…
Review
An otherwise predictable tragic love story is made more interesting by having the narrative
structured as a mystery thriller. In his last film role, that great actor of stage
and screen Louis Jouvet plays detective, investigating a mysterious double suicide.
(The actor was ill whilst making the film and died shortly after the shooting had been
completed.) The ill-fated lovers are played by Daniel Gélin and Dany
Robin, an attractive couple, even if most of their scenes lack any real spark. Jean
Grémillion was originally to have directed this film, but when he pulled out he
was replaced by Guy Lefranc at Jouvet’s suggestion (the two men having recently worked
together on an adaptation of Knock
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