This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.In French with English subtitles. This is a VHS transfer.A young woman kills herself, leaving no explanation to her grief-stricken pawnbroker husband. We learn in flashback about how they met, married, and how she failed to adapt her lifestyle to his. Disgusted with his attempts to dominate her, she considers murdering him, but finds herself unable to do it... Working in color for the first time, the director uses the new palette with subtlety and discrimination, creating a mutedly beautiful film. He is blessed with excellent performances from the domineering Frangin and the ravishing, always intriguing Dominique Sanda, who holds the picture together with her quiet power. Mesmerizing, puzzling, and captivating, this is a treasure of a film.
