: Focus on Jean Desailly’s portrayal of a "domesticated" man whose attempts to reclaim a sense of life in the bars of Geneva are doomed to failure. Production Trivia
: While the film is French-Swiss, the victim is an American student (played by Alexandra Stewart ), highlighting the intrusion of "foreignness" into Blanchon's rigid world. La mort de Belle(1961)
: Despite its modest budget, The New York Times praised it as an "impeccable" and "persuasive" adaptation that strips its protagonist's soul bare. The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) - IMDb : Focus on Jean Desailly’s portrayal of a