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The Passion of Slow Fire

The Passion of Slow Fire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 2, 1961

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Mystery, Crime, Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

La Mort de Belle

Production Companies

Odeon, Cinéphonic

Director

Édouard Molinaro

Description

Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.