Second viewing; first viewed on June 2, 1996.
English title: Elevator to the Gallows.
An executive plots with his lover the murder of her husband, who is also his boss. However, things have a way of not happening as planned.
Gripping crime thriller. Several details of the plot are not carefully thought out, but that doesn't spoil the fun. It's a bleak film where none of the main characters prompts empathy on the viewer. They are not only amoral, but a bit ridiculous too. References to Algeria and World War II add to the prevailing sordid mood, and the jazz score wraps it all up in melancholy. It is not, however, the brilliant work I perceived it to be on my first viewing.
Rating: 64 (down from 75)
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