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Just Before Nightfall

1971, Movie, PG, 100 mins

Just Before Nightfall: Review

A surburban crime melodrama from French New Wave director Chabrol that opens as Parisian advertising man Bouquet strangles his mistress, the wife of his best friend, Perier. His guilt goes undetected by the police, but he cannot live with his crime. He pitifully tells his wife, Audran, of his affair and the subsequent murder. She accepts the news with surprising calm, talking him out of turning himself in. He then confesses to Perier, who also accepts the news as if he were ... read more leave a comment