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The Hand (1969)

The Hand poster
Original title
La main
Directed by
Henri Glaeser
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A screenwriter imagines a murder committed by his wife and a mutual friend in an art gallery. A body is found in a trunk with a severed hand hanging out. The wife becomes unable to get rid of the hand as she feels watched.

suspensefulparanoiddarkly comictensemoodyunsettlingcerebralslow-burn

What happens

La Main est un film franco--italien réalisé par Henri Glaeser, sorti en 1969. Un scénariste Philippe (Duchaussoy) imagine un crime commis par son épouse Sylvie (Delon) et un ami commun Pierre (Serre) : la scène se passe dans une galerie d'art. Un cadavre est retrouvé dans une malle avec la main qui pend à l'extérieur. La main est coupée. Pierre se débarrasse du corps et Sylvie se charge de la main mais n'arrive pas à s'en défaire car elle a l'impression d'être constamment surveillée. Sylvie et Pierre deviennent amants, le danger plane et le meurtre imaginaire est sur le chemin de s'avérer prophétique... (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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