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CINEMA FROM THE WORLD
Inspecteur Lavardin
Synopsis
Jean Poiret returns as the remarkably urbane detective from Cop au vin. This time he arrives at a cozy, seaside village to investigate the bizarre murder of a eminent Catholic author. A "pillar" of society, the writer is found dead by shore, the word PIG scrawled across his naked body with lipstick and a huge stab wound in his back. The usually cool sleuth is shaken when he discovers that the victim’s widow is none other than his old flame.
Stylish and charming, with lighthearted jabs at bourgeois conventions, Inspecteur Lavardin is a first-rate thriller from master filmmaker Claude Chabrol.
Critical Acclaim
"Clever, charming, witty, neatly scripted and cut together; it has sex, drugs, perversion, violence, a little high life, a little low life, a nicely judged measure of menace, enough mystery to keep you guessing until the very end, and a proper old-fashioned detective story shape. -- Film and Filming
Director/ Claude Chabrol
Country/France
Launguage/ French with English Sub
Running Time/100minutes
Year/1986, Color
• 16x9 Enhanced
• A presentation by film scholar Joel Magny
• Original French trailer
• Stills gallery
• Optional English subtitles