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Eaux profondes (1981)

Eaux profondes poster
Directed by
Michel Deville
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to win back his wife's love by murdering her lovers. The story follows his calculated actions and the tense dynamic between the couple.

tensemanipulativedarksuspensefulunsettlingslow-burnpsychologicalcold

What happens

Eaux profondes is a 1981 French thriller film directed by Michel Deville that stars Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Based on the novel Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith, it tells the story of a man who regains his wife's affections by killing two of her lovers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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