Monday Morning Maybe

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The Most Gentle Confessions

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1971 | 95 min | Crime, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Silence of the Lambs or Fargo, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1971: an older pace and style.

A sunny seaside town... Jean and Catherine are in love. They are young, beautiful, and poor. One of Jean's friends suggests he rob the cash box of a traveling circus. But the plan goes wrong: a circus employee is seriously injured, and Jean is arrested. He chooses to proclaim his innocence. To force him to confess and denounce his accomplice, the two detectives in charge of the investigation devise a Machiavellian plan...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 446 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Édouard Molinaro

  • Philippe NoiretInspecteur Muller
  • Roger HaninInspecteur Borelli
  • Caroline CellierCatherine
  • Marc PorelJean Dubreuil
  • Hassan El-Hassanile notaire
  • Areski Nebti
  • Abdelhalim RaisLe patron du café
  • Gérard LandryLopez
  • Giuseppe AddobbatiLe maire
  • Rachid MerabtineCarl