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Liberty Bar

1960 · 94 min

A patient, smoky detective stroll through sunlit bars, piecing together a dead man's secret life one drink at a time.

Directed by
Jean-Marie Coldefy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Mathilde Casadesus, Marie-Blanche Vergnes
Overview
Superintendent Maigret is sent to Antibes to elucidate the murder of William Brown, a rich Australian who regularly disappeared to indulge in formidable drinking binges. In his footsteps, Maigret makes the rounds of bars until discovering the Liberty Bar, its welcoming patroness La Grosse Jaja and its equivocal clientele. It is without a doubt here that the key to the murder is to be found.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jean-Marie Coldefy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Mathilde Casadesus, Marie-Blanche Vergnes
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • addiction
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, tv movie, mystery
Directed by
Jean-Marie Coldefy
Written by
Jean-Claude Youri
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Mathilde Casadesus, Marie-Blanche Vergnes, Gaëtan Jor, Van Doude, Margo Lion, Lysiane Rey, Diana Beaumont
Runtime
94 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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