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The Passion of Slow Fire (French: La Mort de Belle) is a 1961 French crime drama film directed by Édouard Molinaro and based on the novel La mort de Belle by Georges Simenon.[1]

The Passion of Slow Fire
Directed by	Édouard Molinaro
Screenplay by	Jean Anouilh
Starring	Jean Desailly Alexandra Stewart
Narrated by	La mort de Belle by Georges Simenon
Release date	3 March 1961 (1961-03-03)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Jean Desailly - Stéphane Blanchon
• Alexandra Stewart - Belle
• Monique Mélinand - Mme. Monique Blanchon
• Yvette Etiévant - Alice, Judge's Secretary
• Jacques Monod - Judge Bechman
• Yves Robert - Bartender
• Louisa Colpeyn - Belle's Mother
• Maurice Teynac - L'ivrogne / Stephane's Friend
• Gabriel Gobin - le sergent de police Ruchet

Critical reception

The New York Times called it "an elegantly comprehensive and persuasive movie version of a Georges Simenon novel" and "concise, introspective drama," and added that "the fascination of the impeccable acting of a first-rate cast, headed by Jean Desailly, is the exquisitely restrained flow and fusion of the incidents, as the protagonist finds his soul stripped bare." The reviewer also praised "director Edouard Molinaro's austere pacing" and wrote that "the adaptation by Jean Anouilh, the playwright, is so visual that it absorbs some brief flashbacks and the protagonist's occasional narration like a sponge."[2] TV Guide described it as "an entertaining crime drama from a novel by the masterful Georges Simenon."[3]

References

External links

• The Passion of Slow Fire at IMDb

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