Year: 1951
Runtime: 85 mins
Language: French
Director: Sacha Guitry
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine want to kill each other without risk. After hearing a radio show, Paul goes to Paris, tells a famed defense lawyer he has murdered his wife, and is asked to recount the crime. Unwittingly, the lawyer outlines a plan that could let Paul kill Blandine while evading the death penalty or even gaining release.
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