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Inspector Lavardin

1986 · 100 min

A dry, wry provincial murder mystery that ambles with quiet menace, letting smug detective charm and small-town hypocrisy do the unsettling work.

Overview
Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • corruption
  • class
  • faith
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Dominique Roulet, Claude Chabrol
Starring
Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Dacqmine, Hermine Clair, Pierre-François Dumeniaud, Florent Gibassier
Music
Matthieu Chabrol
Cinematography
Jean Rabier
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Switzerland
Languages
French

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