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Poulet Au Vinaigre
In a routine murder mystery based on a novel by Dominique Roulet, a cruel, wheelchair-bound invalid (Stephane Audran) who consistently terrorizes her teen son Louis (Lucas Belvaux) into abject obedience, is threatened with the loss of her home by a conniving trio who want her property as part of a deal for a lucrative development project. The three men are comprised of a butcher (Jean-Claude Bouillaud), a doctor (Jean Topart), and a notary (Michel Bouquet). Louis is a postal worker who is fending off the attentions of Henriette at the office (Pauline Lafont), and brings his mother all the mail scheduled for their trio of enemies, whereupon she steams it open and keeps herself informed about their plans. In retaliation for their attempts to seize his home, young Louis pours sugar into the butcher's gas tank which ultimately causes a fatal accident, and in fact, the doctor's wife has also died in a car accident. And now the notary's mistress is missing. Enter, at last, the imperious and heavy-handed Inspector Jean Lavardin (Jean Poiret) to finally go after the clues and the suspects until the case is solved. He succeeds admirably, and as a consequence, appears on his own in 1985's Inspector Lavardin. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cast Jean Poiret as Jean Lavardin Stéphane Audran as Madame Cuno Michel Bouquet as Hubert Lavoisier Caroline Cellier as Anna Foscarie Lucas Belvaux as Louis Cuno Jean Topart as Philippe Morasseau Pauline Lafont as Henriette Andrée Tainsy as Marthe Jean-Claude Bouillaud as Gerard Filiol Josephine Chaplin as Delphine Morasseau

Crew Claude Chabrol - Director Monique Fardoulis - Editor Matthieu Chabrol - Composer (Music Score) Francoise Benoit-Fresco - Production Designer Jean Rabier - Cinematographer Marin Karmitz - Producer Claude Chabrol - Screenwriter Dominique Roulet - Screenwriter Dominique Roulet - Book Author

Poulet Au Vinaigre
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General Specifications: Language Options: French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: 16x9 Enhanced A Presentation by film scholar Joel Magny Original French trailer Stills gallery Optional English subtitles MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 100 min Part of Series: The Kimstim Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Titles [8:45] 2. Secrets in the Basement [9:58] 3. Anna (The Slut) [5:49] 4. Morasseau By Night [9:44] 5. One Down [6:26] 6. Enter the Inspector [10:46] 7. Dinners for Two [9:40] 8. The Statue Lover [5:00] 9. Visiting Chez Cuno [9:39] 10. Unorthodox Methods [12:02] 11. The Morgue [9:01] 12. Case Closed [7:24]