For the general public in 1955, thanks to this holy girl, Jean Poiret goes under the leadership of the greatest French film directors: Sacha Guitry, Henri Verneau, Michel Bouirond, François Truffaut or Claude Pinot.
In 1985, Claude Chabrol offered him the lead role in the detective film Chicken in Vinegar: Inspector Jean Lavardin. The latter investigates the murder of a doctor in a small town in Normandy, and his unorthodox methods allow him to shed light on a dark real estate case.
presented at the Cannes Film Festival, Chicken in vinegar Receives excellent reviews, especially praising the performance of Jean Poiret – who does not appear on screen until 41 minutes into the film. But it must be said that the characterization of the character – an amoral and cynical excuse, a lover of fried eggs with paprika – hits the mark.
Thanks to this success, Claude Chabrol continues next year with Inspector Lavardin, a new episode that gives pride to the character. The investigation, this time in Brittany, concerns the death of a Catholic writer who recently banned a blasphemous play. Sent to the scene, Lavardin discovers that the dead man’s widow is none other than his former childhood sweetheart…
Scornful, obnoxious, manipulative, but also in love: the film reveals the character’s many facets one by one. An alter ego that allows the director to take a sharp look at his favorite target, the provincial bourgeoisie, whose foibles he tracks down with nutty irony and stilted dialogue.
Inspector Lavardin Claude Chabrol with Jean Poiret, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialis…
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Source: Allocine
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