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    The Assassin Lives at No. 21

    The Assassin Lives at No. 21

    Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

    November 27, 2011

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    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. With Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier
    France 1942, 35mm, b/w, 84 min. French with English subtitles
    Clouzot's Gothic sensibility, off-beat humor and sharp eye for realist detail are showcased wonderfully in his directorial debut, a witty variation of the classic whodunit narrative which casts Pierre Fresnay as a suave detective pitted against an eccentric cast of murder suspects. Set largely within a seedy boarding house, L'assassin habite au 21 also reveals Clouzot's fascination with the decrepit and overripe, and with extreme, at times almost grotesque, caricature. The film's dazzling opening sequence, an elaborate tracking shot from the point-of-view of the murderer, makes clear the stylistic bravura that would remain a highpoint of Clouzot's cinema.


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        Harvard Film Archive

        Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
        24 Quincy Street
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        $9 - Regular Admission
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        November 27, 2011

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        7pm

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