A dead seamstress, a nosy Canadian, and a village full of secrets—French murder cozy before it was cool.
Dans un petit village de France près de Reims, Jean Rivière, un journaliste canadien, descend dans le seul hôtel de l'endroit. Ce soir-là on vient de découvrir, dans sa boutique, baignant dans son sang, la mercière assassinée In a small village in the French countryside, a traveling canadian journalist finds the hostess of the small hotel dead, victim of murder, and begins investigating along with a local magistrate.
Acting
Boucher's dry Canadian skepticism vs. French village theatricality
Production
Authentic 1950s Champagne village atmosphere
Director
Jean Faucher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This obscure TV movie was adapted from a popular Simenon-style radio serial, explaining its chatty, dialogue-heavy structure.
The 'Canadian journalist abroad' trope here mirrors postwar France's fascination with North American outsiders who see through their social codes.
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