
Monsieur Hire is a maladjusted, balding, middle-aged man living in France. He doesn't like to talk to people. A young woman is murdered and a police detective suspects M. Hire, just because his neighbors think he is strange.... (Full plot summary below)
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Monsieur Hire is a maladjusted, balding, middle-aged man living in France. He doesn't like to talk to people. A young woman is murdered and a police detective suspects M. Hire, just because his neighbors think he is strange.
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| CultureCatchBrandon JudellHelmer Patrice Leconte's early effort is one of his best. (The spilled-tomatoes-on-the-staircase scene between the mismatched admirers is an unforgettable ode to seduction.) |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonA highly skilled, almost perfectly sustained thriller with erotic undertones. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyA creepy, riveting psychological thriller about desire, eroticism, and voeurism, beautifully acted by Michel Blanc and Sandrine Bonnaire. |
| User ReviewDalmar HA simple tale told in a subtle way with good performances and brilliant cinematography. A must watch if you like thrillers. |
| User ReviewPaul Iwhat a great film - 100% on the tomatometer is just about right! |
| User ReviewAram GAn unseen and unusual strange story of lonliness, desire and love. |
| User ReviewDeadly VA simple tale told in a subtle way with good performances and brilliant cinematography. A must watch if you like thrillers. |
| User Reviewleah rOk! Monsieur Hire is Patrice Leconte's first film released by Orion Classics and it is truly a wonderful film. It stars Michel Blanc as Monsieur Hire he is a quiet, and lonely man who has just been accused of murder just because he is strange but that is not the main storyline. The main story line is that he secretly stares at a women played by Sandrine Bonaire and he is falling in love with her. But when she finds out he has been watching her she pays a visit to him but then she might be falling in love with him. Now this is a truly wonderful film. Look i am starting to repeat myself but this film has two great stars and i hope you guys like it |
| User ReviewBrian RMasterpiece picture. The character Monsieur Hire who wears a dark suit as if he is going to attend a funeral or maybe Hire is paying homage to Alfred Hitchcock, who knows? Hire enjoys listening to classical music, enjoys playing with small mice, feeding the pigeons, and looking at an attractive female across from his window. Hire is a lonely man with not much going on until he becomes a suspect of murder near his flat. Patrice Lacontice's picture isn't all terrible it makes one ask questions as to what is going on, especially when Hire develops a relationship with the woman he's been looking across from his flat. What about the murder? Lacontice doesn't even show anything about it except that a fed is on to him. The woman seems to be an exibitionist who at first is scared when Hire is looking across from her flat, but that fear goes away quickly, she isn't afraid to roam around in her house while he watches, and pretty soon these two will have hidden motives that won't be revealed untill later on. |
| User Reviewfamiliar smonsieur h. is a wonderful film. the most striking elements were michel blanc's and ms. bonnaire's performances....to me there was nothing wasted here, every scene seemed to be important, which i love, plus the obvious hitchcock references and a great ending. merci monsieur leconte... |