Accused of murdering his wife, Raymond Denis engages the lawyer Claude
Nogent to defend him in court. It turns out that Raymond's wife
committed suicide because she didn't want anyone to know her child's
paternity. In defending Denis, Claude is surprised to learn that
he is the child's father...
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.