Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Pièges (1939)

English titles: Personal Column; Snares

A series of disappearances of young women who have answered personal ads is being investigated. A friend of one of the victims decides to help the police by anwering the ads herself.

Almost like three consecutive films in one, this is a mildly interesting mystery story about a type of character which would become immensely popular a few decades later: the serial killer. Some plot details, including the ending, are very unsatisfactory, but it's a watchable film. I have noticed that, no matter the genre, whenever Chevalier is in a movie, he has to sing. Bizarre...

Rating: 51

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