Inspecteur Lavardin
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Director Claude Chabrol Music director Matthieu Chabrol Duration Language French | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery Producer Marin Karmitz Country France
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Release date 12 March 1986 (1986-03-12) Writer Claude Chabrol, Dominique Roulet, Dominique Roulet (dialogue) Cast Jean Poiret (Inspecteur Lavardin), Bernadette Lafont (Hélène Mons), Jean-Claude Brialy (Claude Alvarez), Jean-Luc Bideau (Max Charnet), Jacques Dacqmine (Raoul Mons), Hermine Clair (Véronique Manguin)Similar movies Related Claude Chabrol movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspecteur Lavardin is a 1986 film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol. It is the sequel to his 1984 film Cop au vin.
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Synopsis
The titular inspector travels to a small coastal town to investigate the puzzling death of a devout and wealthy Roman Catholic writer who is found murdered on a beach with the word pig written on his back. When Inspector Lavardin arrives to investigate, he discovers that the widow, Helene, is an old flame he hasn't seen in 20 years. In the course of his probings, Lavardin inadvertently uncovers several metaphorical skeletons in the closet.
Production
External shots were filmed in Dinard and Dinan. The film was co-written by Claude Chabrol (the writer behind Cop Au Vin) and Dominique Roulet.
Critical reception
From Caryn James of The New York Times:
From Fred Camper of The Chicago Reader:
Availability
The film can be found to buy on DVD on sites such as Amazon.com
References
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