Armand Mestral is perfect in the role of the cynical but realistic, Stève. For Stève life comes down just to make money, no matter what the ways he uses. Of course they are illegal and rely on intelligence. According to Florence (Jeanne Moreau) his crime companion, he was very poor in childhood and had almost nothing to eat. This would justify his actions. Stève meets Georges Villard (Philippe Lamaire) in a bar where the banker always listens to the same song and always plays in the same game machine to try to win a fictitious hefty franc. Stève realizes that Georges is satisfied with his life as a banker, with his girlfriend and co-worker Meirelle (Anouk Ferjac), but who lives dreaming of the fictional money, since he lives in a small apartment and always is late with the rent, in addition to Always listen to the director's admonitions for his constant delays. Little by little it falls in the seductive webs of Florence / Stève as she becomes part of the squad of Stéve. The film directed by Raymond Bailly has nuances of comedy and drama with some moderate suspense. The photograph by Jacques Lemare (black and white) highlights a Paris of 1957 which for nostalgics like myself is simply marvelous (American and French cars, parade like taxis, police cars and private individuals). The Final - which I refrain from reporting, not to spoil the surprise is very good. On a scale of 1 to 10, my vote is seven (very good).
Review of L'étrange Monsieur Steve
