JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL
Directed and Written by CLAUDE CHABROL
Forgiveness is almost a matter of etiquette, bestowed casually among members of polite society.
Absolution, even for murder, is easy: it is practically a social grace.
Feeling guilty is a faux pas, like hiring the wrong decorator or choosing an inappropriate wine for dinner.
This is the upper middle class of French society, portrayed here by Claude Chabrol with harrowing humor, and its overriding principle is that no shock waves are tolerated. Just Before Nightfall, an intelligent and wholly unsparing dark comedy, concerns an advertising executive...
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