The Breach
(1970)
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The Breach
(1970)
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| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
Paul Thomas
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| Michel Bouquet | ... |
Ludovic Régnier
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Annie Cordy | ... |
Mme Pinelli
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Jean-Claude Drouot | ... |
Charles Régnier
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Mario Beccara |
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Serge Bento |
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| Jean Carmet | ... |
Henri Pinelli
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Marguerite Cassan | ... |
Emilie
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Louise Chevalier | ... |
La deuxième parque
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Suzy Falk |
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Pierre Gualdi |
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Harry Kümel |
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Daniel Lecourtois |
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Pierre Le Rumeur | ... |
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Helene Regnier's husband Charles, who is mentally ill, injures their son Michel in a rage. Charles moves back in with his wealthy and manipulative parents, who blame Helene for their son's condition and vow to win custody of Michel. While the boy is in hospital, Helene rents a room in a boarding house nearby. The Regniers hire Paul Thomas, a family acquaintance who needs money, to find dirt on Helene before the court hearing on custody. Paul moves into the boarding house and, with the help of his girlfriend Sonia, who rarely wears clothes, plots to ruin Helene's reputation and then her very life. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
After having heard so much about the work of Chabrol, I was frankly disappointed with this film, which was my first encounter with his work. Not only did I find the pacing of the film agonisingly slow and lumbering, I found the plot to be frankly ludicrous. Whilst this is not always a problem,I can't believe that people can appreciate such an ill thought out plotline . I also found the hints at symbolism to be deeply confused and the anti-bourgeois sentiment to be far to "in your face". On the whole, a let down.