When Dr. Germain decides to succumb to the passion of Denise, we see Rolande, the young teenage girl, bursting into tears in the hallway. Is it implied that she loved Germain too, and was despondent because Denise got to him ?
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Thanks for your reply, bennyshambles. Tough to tell if Clouzot purposely avoided spelling out certain characters' motivations, or if some piece of the story / film was missing. But what you suggest makes good sense !
Have checked out Le Corbeau / Quai des Orfèvres / The Wages of Fear, and so far "Wages" has been the best of the lot --- I found myself actually giving a damn about some of the characters, and the actual technical details of the tricky transport were riveting --- his other movies should be interesting to see !
Luckily for us, his selections of wife / mistress / actresses were consistently gorgeous (Suzy / Vera).
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....a young woman who was also ready for a romp in the hay at the drop of a hat !
Clouzot did do extensive research in South America in preparation for Wages of Fear, so one has to wonder --- was Vera's character just another male fantasy, or did he actually encounter women like that in small towns in SA ?
Yes, Vera Clouzot did die young -- she had a weak heart, and Clouzot apparently pushed her to the same levels of perfection he expected of his more-experienced actors. Weird comparison of life imitating art (as in Diabolique ) ???
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