Review of Deadlier Than the Male

After a long dark winter Jean Gabin comeback to work with Duvivier in this heavy Noir, a divorced Restaurant's owner living in a prosperous life in his high class business, when suddenly appears young daughter of his former wife, Gabin has a young friend who are in final medicine study to be a Doctor, Gabin suggest that both could be a lovely romantic pair, but the young woman will slowly manipulating all situation for your own benefit, seen that Gabin likes too much the prouder student, she acts on both sides, the monster show his sharp claws, so many lies, misleading and finally trying to murder, the heavy atmosphere caught everybody with so madness from this Angel face, the picture always was rejected by the moviegoers, somehow had many best reviews including from Truffaut and others, then the picture will survives and quickly became in a classic from Duvivier-Gabin, a near masterpiece in an old Paris Market, a little bit heavy for some taste, the narrow streets, old decaying area supply an perfect environment to develop such intricate story, just Noir genre allowed it to us!!

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First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 9.25