A fake millionaire, a feral woman, and a doctor who knows too much walk into 1946 France...
Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States. Under this new name, he deceives his compatriots with the exception of a doctor and the savage Isabelle. During an explanation Saget understands that Isabelle secretly admires him. She denounces him and Saget surrenders without a fight. Thus he ruins all his prestige with the young Amazon.
Acting
Fresnay's oily charm masking total emptiness
Direction
Decoin's shadowy small-town claustrophobia
Writing
Isabelle's feral desire vs. polite society's rot
Director
Henri Decoin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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