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"Quai des Orfevres:" Georges Clouzot's masterpiece of noir and a must

Posted by tinear on July 25, 2007 at 11:03:51:
see for those that enjoy taut, well-constructed crime/murder thrillers.
There is much, strange as it seems, humanity in this film, made shortly (1947) after the end of Vichy-governmed France.
A perverted old magnate is murdered, and suspicion falls upon an attractive young chanteuse and her husband. The inspector is a brilliant performance by Jouvet with not even the hint of one cliché in his speech or mannerisms: he is a flesh-and-blood person one could expect to meet.
I certainly wished Clouzot would have made a series of his crime-solving.
The "extras" mentioned they both collaborated (no, the French didn't use THAT word...) on two other films which I am chomping at the bit to see).
A five-star film of the genre, ranking up with "Maltese," "Big Sleep," and a few others.
The difference? No Hollywood glamorization, no overly "tough guys" nor unexpected, unrealistic plot twists.
Brilliant and shamefully all but forgotten.