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  • Actors: Celia, Marina Ninchi, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, François Périer
  • Directors: Claude Chabrol
  • Writers: Claude Chabrol, Edouard Atiyah
  • Producers: André Génovès
  • Format: PAL
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Arrow Films
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jul 2005
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009V2A4Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,573 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Despite being married with children himself, Charles Masson is having a passionate affair with Laura, the wife of his best friend. His world soon comes crushing down around him when their illicit activities lead to the accidental death of Laura.

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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and Melancholic, 5 Aug 2005
By Colin C "Colin C" (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
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Juste Avant la Nuit nas never, to my knowledge, been released on either video or DVD in the UK before. It's here now though, on a basic (no extras) DVD and is well worth buying.

Rather than being a murder mystery or detective thriller, it is about a man who accidentally kills, can't cope with his guilt, eventually confesses, and is surprised to learn that his discreetly charming bourgeoisie wife and best friend don't really care that much. So much for the plot - the real wonders of this film lie in its sheer aesthetic beauty - from the elegance of the camera movements, to the brilliant score (if only it was available on CD) by Pierre Jansen, to the perfectly pitched performances. The last 15 minutes or so are deeply strange and also quite moving.

Overall, this is a forgotten gem of French cinema by a great director at the peak of his powers. Most of Chabrol's work from 1968-1975 is comparable with any of the better known auteurs who are idolised today, and this one is strongly recommended.

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Chabrol's very best, 26 Feb 2006
By Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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Juste Avant La Nuit/Just Before Nightfall is one of Claude Chabrol’s very best despite a few uncertain moments in the opening scenes (Michel Bouquet and sunglasses just don’t go together). Rather than the crime itself (which happens offscreen during the titles), the film is concerned with the effects on the (possibly) accidental murderer as his constantly frustrated need to unburden himself punishes him far more than the law ever could. If it’s a little hard to believe the distant and somewhat constipated Bouquet is so universally admired and loved by his wife and best friend that they not only forgive but urge him not to confess to the murder he gradually drip feeds them details about, he’s completely convincing as a man who wants to be punished and judged but can’t even convince the spouse of his victim to do so.

The film has been beautifully thought through, and throughout Chabrol renders his struggle to confess in intriguing cinematic terms – at one point we hear him confess in voice over only for no sounds to emerge from his lips when they finally do move. He makes great use of the unique architecture of Bouquet’s modernist house (which gets a well-deserved screen credit of its own), with its bedroom a virtual stage with its own curtains dividing it from the rest of the house, benefiting from some amazingly good camerawork boasting some incredibly well timed shots that reveal and reflect state of mind as well as action. Stephane Audran is exceptionally good as his wife, while Francois Perier (best remembered as the fatalistic cop in Le Samourai) offers warmly convincing support in what should be an increasingly impossible part. Highly recommended.

Arrow's DVD has no extras but offers a more than acceptable widescreen transfer with optional English subtitles

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5.0 out of 5 stars Understated masterclass, 4 Jul 2007
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Very difficult to imagine a film like this being made in the English-speaking world: the pace, certainly for the first half of the film, is almost antagonisingly slow; doesn't make any concessions to the viewer with a short attention span. But the perfectly placed revelations in the plot, the charisma of the actors and the director's communication of atmosphere become increasingly involving, intellectually and emotionally. It's a subtle, morally complex film which is also extremely watchable.
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