Stain in the Snow (1953)
- Original title
- La neige était sale
- Directed by
- Luis Saslavsky
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 12 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 young man living under German occupation in an unnamed country gets entangled in a life of crime. His actions set off a chain of events that lead to murder.
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What happens
Stain in the Snow (French: La neige était sale) is a 1954 French crime film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Daniel Gélin, Valentine Tessier and Marie Mansart. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It is based on a 1948 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office. The setting was shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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