Serie Noire
Apr 25 1979
•2h 51m
•Drama, Crime
In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.
Cast
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Patrick Dewaere
Franck Poupart
Myriam Boyer
Jeanne
Marie Trintignant
Mona
Bernard Blier
Staplin
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