Question of Love (1978) L'amour en question

Director: André Cayatte
Writers: André Cayatte, Jean Laborde (dialogue)
Stars: Annie Girardot, Bibi Andersson, Michel Galabru

Architect Dumas dies from a bullet of his own gun in front of his house. The police suspects his young Swedish wife Catherine and her English lover Tom Hastings. After numerous interrogations, in which they entangle themselves in contradictions, they try to flee, but are soon both caught and brought to trial, he in England, she in France. Only when Catherine keeps on proclaiming her innocence, superintendent Corbier finally considers believing her.

Good mix of thriller and drama. Although a litle predictable, it ends up honestly portraying Suzanne's difficulty in doing justice, the historical animosity between Britain and France, and the hypocrisy of bureaucratic institutions and the press. Interesting.

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