I remember liking this movie when I first saw it some 35 years ago. But I remember thinking I'd like to do a remake to do it "right." Seeing it again, I can't help but wonder what it was I ever liked about the production. It seems Chabrol misses every opportunity to turn this terrific story, full of cinematic potential, into a memorable movie thriller. The biggest failure is to invest the viewer into the emotional torment that the characters should be going through. Then there is the American translation of the title. The quote is from antiquity, and it should be, "The Beast Must Die"-- and it has significance. I don't know what "This man must die" means, unless the director means to give away the ending in the title of the movie.
Review of This Man Must Die
