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Just Before Nightfall (1971)
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, François Périer, Henri Attal
Runtime100 min
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A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
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Just Before Nightfall (1971), directed by Claude Chabrol, is a critically acclaimed French crime drama that explores the moral dilemmas faced by a man who accidentally kills his best friend's wife during a tryst. The film is praised by critics for its nuanced exploration of guilt and the complexities of human relationships.
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Fans of director Claude Chabrol's cerebral, character-driven dramas will appreciate the nuanced performances and moral ambiguity in Just Before Nightfall, a 1971 crime thriller that explores the complex emotional fallout of a man's accidental killing of his best friend's wife.
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Just Before Nightfall is a 1971 French crime drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet. Based on the 1951 novel The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah, it follows a married businessman who, after killing his mistress, tries to ease his conscience by confessing to his wife and the victim's husband.
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