i have watch this film about thirty year ago and it stick in my mind until now . when i come across it on dvd and i do not hesitate too long and even more and because i have a predilection for early belmondo flick . but what a bad surprise . some movie should be allow to resign from public exposure and to preserve a certain memory and and not to shock audience . widely hail a one of chabrol rare cynic work and the only lasting impression i get from re watch it be . boredom . some movie really do not age in style . but what about movie which do not have any sense of style at all . the flaw in the script and uninspired acting presumably due to the lack of direction and a sort of production design and which doesn not deserve it name and less than mediocre photography and and last but not least and the bad edit job i have see in age and make this one truly hard to stand . my impression be and that there be a bunch of people with too much money and equipment but obviously and no idea or any skill at all . it really come a a surprise and that this one do not abruptly end chabrol career . don not blame it on the overall bad taste of the 70 and this one be crap in it own right and a worthy contender for the most useless waste of celluloid ever .