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Mourir d'amour (1961)

Mourir d'amour poster
Directed by
Dany Fog
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mystery writer who produces six stories a year is working on his latest project with help from his secretary who swims and plays guitar. His wife has a lover and the enraged writer crafts a novel about a cuckold committing the perfect murder. His wife is killed and the police arrive.

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What happens

Mourir d'amour ou La mort a les yeux bleus est un film français réalisé par Dany Fog, sorti en 1961. Un auteur d'histoires policières (il en écrit six par an !) travaille à sa nouvelle « œuvre ». Il est aidé par sa secrétaire, qui joue également de la guitare et nage dans la piscine. Sa femme a un amant. L'auteur très en colère écrit un roman où un cocu commet le crime parfait. Sa femme est assassinée. Arrive la police. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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