The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)
Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.
- Released
- 1961-03-02
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Édouard Molinaro
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Jean Desailly as Stéphane Blanchon
- Alexandra Stewart as Belle
- Monique Mélinand as Mrs. Monique Blanchon
- Yvette Etiévant as Alice
- Jacques Monod as Judge
- Marc Cassot as Commissioner
- Jacques Pierre as Philippe Berthe, Belle's Admirer
- Yves Robert as Bartender
- Louisa Colpeyn as Belle's Mother
- Van Doude as Doctor
- Jacques Hilling as Gendarme Cristever
- George Cusin as Monsieur Genet, college director
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