Just Before Nightfall

Just Before Nightfall

1971 · 100 min · FR · 6.5 (71 votes)
Dir. Claude Chabrol · Starring Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, François Périer, Henri Attal, Jean Carmet, Dominique Zardi · Music Pierre Jansen
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A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.

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A suffocating atmosphere of dread and regret permeates this grim, introspective drama. The weight of unspoken sins and inevitable consequences hangs heavy, creating a palpable sense of unease that lingers long after the credits roll.

broodingtensemelancholicclaustrophobicslow-burnEuropean arthousepsychological dramacharacter studyguiltinfidelityconsequencesexistential dread
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