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THIS MAN MUST DIE (Que la bête meure) |
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Celebrated director Claude Chabrol crafts a thrilling and psychologically complex tale of destiny and revenge in This Man Must Die. When his young son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident, writer Charles Thenier (Michel Duchaussoy) becomes obsessed with finding and murdering the man responsible. After a long investigation, a chance meeting introduces Charles to Paul (Jean Yanne), whom he suspects is his son’s killer. He decides to infiltrate Paul’s family by faking a love affair with Helene (Caroline Cellier), Paul’s sister-in-law, but soon discovers that the entire family despises him as well. It is through this family hatred that Charles plots his ultimate revenge. Chabrol's dense and carefully structured narrative explodes in an unexpected and exhilarating chain of events leading to a shattering climax, all portrayed through subtly evocative cinematography and terse performances.
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