FRANCE · 1986

Inspecteur Lavardin

Claude Chabrol
French New Wave murder investigation small-town secrets past lovers moral ambiguity class conflict
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Synopsis

Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.

Year1986
CountryFrance
DirectorClaude Chabrol
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