Sophie Daumier

  • Jacques Deray – Par un beau matin d’été AKA Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)

    1961-1970CrimeFranceJacques DerayThriller

    An ill-assorted group of international criminals executes a tightly-planned ransom sting in Spain. Things go along swimmingly until various tensions within the group come to the fore. A somewhat predictable, but enjoyable crime melodrama, enhanced by a cool soundtrack, a sustained atmosphere of sunlit unease and a touch of incest. Geraldine Chaplin’s film debut in which she gives the insanely sexy Sophie Daumier a run for her money. Based on a novel by James Hadley Chase.Read More »

  • Jacques Deray – Par un beau matin d’été aka Crime on a Summer Morning (1963)

    1961-1970CrimeDramaFranceJacques Deray

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    Plot / Synopsis
    Likable if rather wistful James Hadley Chase adaptation. The first half particularly is light and verging on the comedic, albeit with stunning b/w photography and ultra cool soundtrack. Things get a bit more serious as things get a bit more serious, but considering the subject is blackmail and murder, this is a mostly mannered interpretation. Jean-Paul Belmondo, great as ever and so relaxed, throughout. Sexy Sophia Daumier is very effective as his very close sister and Geraldine Chaplin, in her first role, does well as the captive. Not as rough and tough as it might have been and plenty of decent dialogue instead, well this is a French film after all

    Based on a novel by James Hadley Chase.Read More »

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