Henri Vilbert – MRQE

L’affaire Dominici

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons. Under police interrogation, Dominici confesses to have killed the family and it looks certain that he will be charged, tried and sentenced to death. But then the case begins to collapse. The old man retracts his confession and the lack of evidence against him becomes apparent

Un Martien à Paris

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The title role in the French comedy-fantasy A Martian in Paris is filled by Darry Cowl. The higher-ups in Mars want to learn all about that strange commodity, peculiar to the planet Earth, known as “Love”. Darry soon figures out what makes the world go ’round when he meets the gorgeous Nicole Mirel. A Martian in Paris was obviously inspired by the 1960 American comedy A Visit to a Small Planet, which starred Jerry Lewis. Darry Cowl’s imitation of Lewis is passable, but it certainly didn’t fool the “Le Roi Crazy Jerry” idolators at Cahiers du Cinema and Positif magazine.

Pot-Bouille

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.

Le Rosier de Madame Husson

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000