Web of Passion
A wealthy wine grower has trouble with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his mistress across the way, who is murdered.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 1959
- Country
- France, Italy
Details
Release year: 1959
Storyline
A wealthy wine grower has trouble with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his mistress across the way, who is murdered.
Top credits
Madeleine Robinson — Thérèse Marcoux
Antonella Lualdi — Leda Mortoni
Jean-Paul Belmondo — Laszlo Kovacs
Jacques Dacqmine — Henri Marcoux
Did you know
• Jean-Paul Belmondo plays a character named Laszlo Kovacs, which was the alias of his character Michel Poiccard in Breathless (1960).
• The first film by Claude Chabrol that was shot in color.
• Jean-Claude Brialy, who had starred in Claude Chabrol's Le Beau Serge (1958) and The Cousins (1959), was originally supposed to play the part of Laszlo Kovacs but fell ill before filming began. Jean-Paul Belmondo was brought on as a last minute replacement to play his first major role.
User reviews
Who Killed the Mistress?
Mother and son.
Directors, even French New Wave ones, seldom always hit home runs. Even so, if you like Chabrol then give this one a try
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
