Inspector Lavardin
Seen it?1986 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Claude Chabrol
- Jean PoiretInspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Jean-Claude BrialyClaude Alvarez
- Bernadette LafontHélène Mons
- Jean-Luc BideauMax Charnet
- Jacques DacqmineRaoul Mons
- Hermine ClairVéronique Manguin
- Pierre-François DumeniaudMarcel Vigouroux
- Florent GibassierFrancis
- Guy LouretBuci
- Jean DepusséVolga