Désiré Landru - husband, lover - and murderer. Based on documented facts, this is the full story of one of the most ambiguous criminals and lovers of the 20th century, the first modern serial killer.
Acting
Timsit's terrifyingly ordinary Landru — you'd let him fix your stove.
Production
1920s France recreated with suffocating bourgeois detail.
Director
Pierre Boutron
Patrick Timsit
Désiré Landru
Julie Delarme
Rolande (rôle représentant Fernande Segret)
Catherine Arditi
Marie-Catherine
Danièle Lebrun
Mme Cuchet
Catherine Jacob
Mme Marchadier
François Caron
Commissaire Belin
Damien Jouillerot
Momo
Babsie Steger
Odile
Michel Robin
Le père de Landru
Andréa Ferréol
La mère de Rolande
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Oncle Octave
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Mme Marais
Thierry Nenez
Le cocher
Rose Thiéry
La concierge
Nicolas Vaude
Le juge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Landru's 1922 trial was France's first media circus — the French public sent him marriage proposals in prison. The film deliberately echoes this uncomfortable fascination.
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