Rent Monsieur Hire (1989)
3.7 of 5 from 101 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- A young girl is found murdered and the police are lead to the reclusive Monsieur Hire. His neighbours dislike him and think him strange. Living a mundane existence his greatest pleasure is to watch Alice who lives in the opposite apartment. One night she catches sight of his pallid face at the window, illuminated momentarily by a flash of lightning. Her initial fear gives way to seemingly intentions as they are dawn into each others lives.
- Actors:
- Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms, Eric Bérenger, Marielle Berthon, Philippe Dormoy, Marie Gaydu, Michel Morano, Nora Noël, Cristiana Réali, Bernard Soufflet, André Bauduin, Rozeen Landrevie, Francis Baudet
- Directors:
- Patrice Leconte
- Writers:
- Georges Simenon, Patrice Leconte
- Studio:
- Second Sight Films Ltd.
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Monsieur Hire
AARGG - Monsieur Hire review by RN
I rented this film because it gets RAVE reviews. It is probably the stupidest and most ridiculous film i have seen in a decade. A bit of Rear Window and Atlantic City voyeurism mixed with Polanski weirdness, eg the Tenant: based on a Simenon novel, an author who uses psychological disintegration as the narrative force because he hasnt got the imagination to do anything else. Even the twist, in what is a horrible mixture of thriller and romance, is obvious from half way through. It could only be made in France and should have remained there.
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