The Infernal Trio

The Infernal Trio

Directed by Francis Girod

Produced by Belstar Productions, Lira Films

1974107 min5.5 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper set in post-WWI Marseilles where a lawyer and two women orchestrate a series of murders for insurance fraud, blending cynical humor with escalating moral corruption.

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as his lover Philomène Schmidt, a young German woman, who has just lost her job and home. To enable Philomène to remain in France, Georges finds her a husband – who dies conveniently of natural causes a month after the wedding. Georges repeats the trick with Philomène's sister, Catherine – marrying her off to an old man who dies suddenly so that the scheming trio can profit from his life insurance. When an accomplice in the scheme, Marcel Chambon, threatens to blackmail them, Georges and his two lovers have no option but to kill him and his mistress...

Questions people ask

  • Does The Infernal Trio end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Infernal Trio scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Infernal Trio sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The Infernal Trio easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Infernal Trio violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

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24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Infernal Trio

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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