Love in the Strangest Way (1994) Elles n'oublient jamais

Title: Love in the Strangest Way
Year: 1994
Original title: Elles n'oublient jamais
Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Country: France
Language: French
Subtitles: English (hard-subbed)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Christopher Frank

Cast
Thierry Lhermitte ... Julien
Maruschka Detmers ... Anne
Nadia Farès ... Angela
Johann Martel ... Charles
Umberto Orsini ... Vienne
Vincent Planchais ... Jim
Patrick Timsit ... Darres
Bernard Freyd ... Doumene
Marie-Christine Adam ... Le Guennec
Patrick Floersheim ... Moretti
Marina Tomé ... Ariane
Alain Frérot ... Sarret
Georges Siatidis ... Phil
Margarida Marinho ... Dan
Jean-Claude Vogel ... Boy at Bowling Alley
Plot / Synopsis
This suspenseful French thriller examines the actions of a predatory woman who must eventually face the consequences of her actions. It is the final film of writer/director Christopher Frank, released after his death. Julien is a self-confident executive working at a Paris debt collection company. Julien impetuously invites Angela to dinner after his wife Anna and his son go on vacation. Angela is aggressive and wants to have sex with Julien. He does not rise to her bait. Angered, Angela leaves little reminders behind so that Anna will know she was there. Soon Angela moves into the same building as the couple. She becomes Anne's baby-sitter and begins doing everything she can to make it seem as if she and Julien are having an affair. The effect is not lost on Anne who begins to doubt her husband. Angela confronts Julien at the site of a building renovation. Julien hits Angela in the head with a shovel and kills her. He conceals her body in a hollow wall, then buys and moves into the apartment where it is hidden.
Quote:
Light leading-man Lhermitte gets the chance to open up his emotional range as Julien, a hard-nosed operator for a debt collection agency. He comes a cropper when tangling with seductive Angela (Detmers) whose blatant come-on is conveniently timed to coincide with the wife and kids' annual holiday. One seedy fling later, we find Julien beating a retreat, but, after spouse Anne's return, Angela continues to seek his help in waiving her boyfriend's overdue loan, and soon turns up again as the family's new childminder. So far, so perfunctory; but where writer/director Frank really hits the rocks is in trying to raise the passion level when murder enters the fray.
Author: TJ
Time Out Film Guide

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