Sat, Jan 24 / 3 pm
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
1947, France, 106 min
French with English subtitles
Secrets, Lies & Betrayal: Presented as part of l’Alliance Française du Manitoba 100th anniversary celebrations
From Quai des Orfèvres to Jeune & Jolie to Le Confessionnal, this francophone film festival is an invitation to discover films from different times and places and surrender to the power of “Secrets, Lies and Betrayal”. All films are in French with English subtitles.
The Alliance Française du Manitoba was born in 1915 of the passion of Manitobans for the French language and francophone cultures. It has been growing for a century and has been nurtured by it’s will to create a community beyond the boundaries of language where everyone is welcome.
Quai des Orfèvres
Set within the vibrant dance halls and crime corridors of 1940s Paris, the film follows an ambitious performer, her covetous husband and their devoted confidante as they attempt to cover one another’s tracks when a high-society acquaintance is murdered. Enter the Inspector whose seasoned instincts lead him down a circuitous path in this classic whodunit murder mystery. From Henri-Georges Clouzot, the great French director of The Wages of Fear and Les diaboliques.
