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The Passion of Slow Fire

1961 • 1h31m Mystery, Crime, Drama

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

1

Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.

Details

Director

Édouard Molinaro

Screenplay

Édouard Molinaro

Jean Anouilh

Pierre Kast

Cast

Jean Desailly

Alexandra Stewart

Monique Mélinand

Release date

3/2/1961

Status

Released

Origin country

FR

Vote count

15