Forced comedy-mystery about a lady police detective investigating a series of murders in which the victims are stabbed in the back with identical awls and promptly respond to their wounds by dribbling identical blood down their chins. The mere idea of a female detective is not such a surefire delight as it is lazily assumed to be, though there is something indeterminately funny about the large entourage of male cops who bustle after her like devoted houseboys. Annie Girardot, as the policewoman, generally behaves like a party hostess whose guests are due to arrive in five minutes and who still has a million things to do. Her hairdo, in fact, is one of the major topics in the movie. Her continual dither makes one sometimes wish she had been coached for the job by Jack Webb. With Philippe Noiret; directed by Philippe De Broca. (1977) — Duncan Shepherd
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