The Alibi (1937) L'alibi
The Alibi (1937)
DVDRip | MKV | 700x572 | x264 @ 2334 Kbps | 80 min | 1,42 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, French SDH
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
DVDRip | MKV | 700x572 | x264 @ 2334 Kbps | 80 min | 1,42 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, French SDH
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director: Pierre Chenal
Writers: Marcel Achard (story), Jacques Companéez (adaptation) (as J. Companeez)
Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean, Jany Holt
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the police they've spent the night together, which doesn't fool Callas, the police officer who investigates the murder. He hires one of his fellow officers in order to seduce Helene.
A fine example of early European film noir, with obvious influences from German Expressionism in the framing of shots and the visual symbolism, and unmistakably evocative of the time and place it was made.
The film is primarily a vehicle for the two male leads: Erich von Stroheim in an over-the-top performance during the first of three acting stints in France; and the great French stage and film actor Louis Jouvet.
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The Alibi (1937) L'alibi
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