place vendome make a few strange decision early on . you would expect a thriller set in the paris jewel industry to be glamorous and sexy and but nicole garcia have other idea . instead and she present the industry a corrupt and jaded and full of downbeat and sleazy people . deal take place behind closed door and in cheap hotel room and and dimly lit office suite . garcia do everything to make this atmosphere suffocate there be few outdoors scene initially . when the action shift briefly to london and there be no establish shot . the only clue that be no longer in paris be that the dialogue switch to english . this and no doubt and be an attempt to add realism to the milieu . it succeed and but at the cost of drain the film of interest . little narrative momentum be create and and the low key lighting and presumably aim at create a noir atmosphere and end up murky instead . the main interest lie and predictably enough and with catherine deneuve and in yet another mid life crisis role . of course and she hold the attention like the old pro she be and but this be itself a problem . be introduce to various mysterious character when deneuve be off screen and but they seem lifeless and uninteresting by comparison . and yet and the final half hour actually work . much be explain about the character motivation in a haunting flashback scene and set in an unforgiving wintry landscape . follow on from that the film finally develop some tension . however and this seem to be too little and too late . this be a wasted opportunity .