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The Passion of Slow Fire
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Wikipedia article
'The Passion of Slow Fire' is a 1961 French crime drama film directed by douard Molinaro and based on the novel 'La mort de Belle' by Georges Simenon.
Cast
* Jean Desailly - Stphane Blanchon
* Alexandra Stewart - Belle
* Monique Mlinand - Mme. Monique Blanchon
* Yvette Etivant - Alice, Judge's Secretary
* Jacques Monod - Judge Bechman
* Yves Robert - Bartender
* Louisa Colpeyn - Belle's Mother
* Maurice Teynac - L'ivrogne / Stephane's Friend
* Gabriel Gobin - le sergent de police Ruchet
Critical reception
'The New York Times' called it "an elegantly comprehensive and persuasive movie version of a Georges Simenon novel" and "concise, introspective drama," and added that "the fascination of the impeccable acting of a first-rate cast, headed by Jean Desailly, is the exquisitely restrained flow and fusion of the incidents, as the protagonist finds his soul stripped bare." The reviewer also praised "director Edouard Molinaro's austere pacing" and wrote that "the adaptation by Jean Anouilh, the playwright, is so visual that it absorbs some brief flashbacks and the protagonist's occasional narration like a sponge." 'TV Guide' described it as "an entertaining crime drama from a novel by the masterful Georges Simenon."
References
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