Leviathan (1962)
Directed by Léonard Keigel

Film Synopsis

Paul and Marie Guéret, a young married couple, move to Lorges, a village in central France.  Here, Paul has been hired to give private lessons to André Grosgeorges, the son of a wealthy landowner.  Oblivious to the fact that Eva Grosgeorges is succumbing to his charms, Paul finds himself drawn to Angèle, a young laundry worker who is used by her aunt, Madame Londe, to attract clients to her restaurant.  When Paul finally secures a moment of intimacy with Angèle he learns that she is his employer's mistress.  Overcome by passion, Paul tries to buy favours from Angèle with money stolen from his wife.  But when she puts up a show of resistance, Paul assaults her in a manic rage, before running away, leaving her for dead...