Plein soleil

Good vibes are the main thing that will come to your mind in the first five minutes. You’ll then wake up and realize that nothing is as good as it seems at first. Then those feelings get deeper and deeper and then you’ll even feel hatred for some of the characters in the movie. I’m saying that because you wouldn’t have guessed it from the first 20 minutes. That’s also why I have to say that I didn’t expect such a good thriller. I enjoyed Alain Delon’s character to the fullest and I don’t think I’ll be able to forget about him for quite some time. (24/08/2014)

A high-quality crime drama, where the central theme is burning envy, which, along with the absence of moral restraints, leads to the elimination of the more successful person and the perpetrator's attempt to pass himself off as the murdered victim of the crime. Rather than a regular crime story, it is an interesting psychological drama, further emphasized by the excellent performance of Alain Delon in the lead role. The point deviates from the source material, but that's not at all detrimental - this world is already filled with enough immorality, and such satisfying justice, even if it comes by chance, can sometimes be downright pleasing. I have not yet seen the later American remake, but a brief glance at the difference in the number of ratings for both versions clearly shows how immense the difference in strength and impact is between American and European cinema. Hollywood versions usually have ten times the certainty. Overall impression: 80%. (30/04/2012)

At about the third minute of the beginning, you can enjoy the bark, which is not even a cameo, of Romy Schneider, who until then, except for her debut, had filmed only big roles - and then this. BANG! That’s that. That's what she got for running off to France headlong. (26/07/2009)