An atmospheric and wonderfully seedy tale of love, hate and death.

So good that Hitchcock himself took lessons from it.

In this celebrated French terror classic, the wife of a boys’ school headmaster tires of his philandering and violent treatment, and teams up with his mistress to drown him and make it appear as a suicide.

When the body goes missing and sightings of the supposedly dead man are reported all over town, the two mismatched women must uncover what has happened to the body before anyone discovers what they have done.

The brilliant performances, masterful editing and cinematography create a sense of menace which is far more terrifying than any modern gory horror movie.

Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot France 1954 116 mins Cert 15 Cast: Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse

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All VFS presentations (apart from special events) take place on Tuesday evenings and start at 7.30pm. There is a bar in the building and guests may take drinks into film presentations. All are welcome; you do not have to belong to the Society in order to attend.