The Strengths of Mr. Wens (1947)
- Original title
- Les atouts de Monsieur Wens
- Directed by
- E.G. de Meyst
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 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 detective investigates a complex crime in post-war France. The story follows his methodical search for the truth.
mysteriousintriguingsuspensefulmethodicalclassiccerebralnoir-ish
What happens
Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards (French: Les atouts de Monsieur Wens) is a 1947 French-Belgian mystery crime film directed by Emile-Georges De Meyst and starring Louis Salou, Marie Déa and Claudine Dupuis. It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman featuring the fictional detective Monsieur Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Salme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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