L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1938)
- Directed by
- Jean Grémillon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small-town shopkeeper leads a double life as a criminal. When a murder investigation unfolds, a decent man becomes the prime suspect. The town's secrets and lies start to unravel.
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What happens
The Strange Monsieur Victor (French: L'Étrange Monsieur Victor) is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Raimu, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Renaud. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. The film was made by major German studio Universum Film AG in collaboration with its French subsidiary. It was the thirteenth most popular film at the French box office in 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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