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Innocents with Dirty Hands

1975 · 120 min

A cool, controlled thriller that tightens like a vice, full of suspicion and sudden reversals.

Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, François Maistre

Tagline: Savage Greed. Searing Sex. Shattering Suspense.
Overview: Saint Tropez. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the murder of her wealthy husband Louis, an alcoholic impotent. She hits him, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. Julie finds herself alone the following day, and becomes therefore the prime suspect. Where is Louis' body? Where is Jeff? Is there any secret beyond a door?

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Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, François Maistre

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
deception
greed
obsession
power
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, crime, drama
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Written by: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, François Maistre, Paolo Giusti, François Perrot, Hans Christian Blech, Pierre Santini, Jean Rochefort
Music: Pierre Jansen
Cinematography: Jean Rabier
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Languages: French

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