Just Before Nightfall
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Just Before Nightfall (Template:Lang-fr) is a 1971 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol, based on the novel The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah. Audran won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role at the 27th British Academy Film Awards.
Plot
Charles Masson (Bouquet), an advertising account executive, is having an affair with Laura (Douking), the wife of his best friend, world-renowned architect François Tellier (Périer). Their sex life consists of sadomasochistic behavior, and in one of their heated sessions, Charles accidentally strangles Laura. Completely confused, Charles leaves the borrowed apartment in Paris and runs into François at a nearby bistro. The two drive back together to Versailles, where they have beautiful adjoining houses designed by François. The owner of the apartment had seen Laura and Charles together two months earlier, but she does not tell the police because of François. Even though the police do not seem to have any clues to the crime, Charles has a difficult time coping with the situation, and tries to lead a normal life with his two children and loving wife Hélène (Audran).
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stéphane Audran | Hélène Masson |
| François Périer | François Tellier |
| Michel Bouquet | Charles Masson |
| Jean Carmet | Jeannot |
| Henri Attal | Cavanna |
| Dominique Zardi | Prince |
| Celia | Jacqueline |
| Marina Ninchi | Gina Mallardi |
| Anna Douking | Laura Tellier |
| Michel Duchaussoy | Un homme à l'enterrement (uncredited) |
