Is The Strange Monsieur Victor sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Strange Monsieur Victor end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Monsieur Victor scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Monsieur Victor easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Monsieur Victor violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Strange Monsieur Victor

Name: The Strange Monsieur Victor
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Raimu, Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar, Viviane Romance, Andrex

Directed by Jean Grémillon

Produced by L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE), UFA

1938103 min6.9 / 10

A morally complex crime drama about a respectable facade concealing guilt, built on mounting paranoia and the inescapable consequences of a single violent act.

Outwardly, Monsieur Victor would appear to be the model citizen. A respectable Toulon shopkeeper, he has a devoted wife and is courteous and considerate to all who know him. However, beneath this veneer of respectability hides a notorious receiver of stolen goods, who trades with hardened criminals. Victor manages to keep up his double life without any difficulty until the fateful day when one of his partners in crime threatens to expose him. Fearing a scandal, Victor kills the crook in a moment of panic, using a shoemaker's tool. Naturally, the murder is blamed on a local shoemaker, who is sentenced to ten years' hard labour. Seven years later, the former shoemaker reappears in Toulon, having escaped from prison. The first person to recognise him is Monsieur Victor...

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Complicity Under Pressure Prison Escape Movies Prison Movies International City Settings

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Fugitive Wrongful Imprisonment Wrongful Conviction Toulon, France

Questions people ask

Is The Strange Monsieur Victor sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Strange Monsieur Victor end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Strange Monsieur Victor scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Strange Monsieur Victor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Strange Monsieur Victor violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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