English title: The Salamander
Pierre, a journalist, accepts the job of producing a script for a drama about a real event. The subject is a young woman who was initially suspected of shooting at her uncle, but then was cleared for lack of witnesses. Paul, a writer, is summoned to collaborate with him in the scriptwriting. Pierre interviews the young woman while Paul tries to sketch a narrative without knowledge of the interviews.
Interesting examination of the journalistic process which is also a snapshot of European society at the time it was made. However, if you are concerned with plausibility, this film is not for you. For example, why didn't the police examine the rifle for fingerprints and Rosemonde's hand for powder? Anyway, it seems that using cold-blooded animal analogies for women deemed as outliers seemed to be in fashion around that time; e.g. there was also La truite (1964 novel, 1982 film). Both movies had blonde stars, perhaps for some reason.
Rating: 57
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