Serie Noire
Seen it?1979 | 111 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 Badlands, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alain Corneau
- Patrick DewaereFranck Poupart
- Myriam BoyerJeanne
- Marie TrintignantMona
- Bernard BlierStaplin
- Jeanne HervialeLa tante
- Andreas KatsulasAndreas Tikides
- Charlie FarnelMarcel, l'inspecteur
- Samuel MekLe boxeur
- Jack JourdainL'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan)
- Fernand CoquetLe Hell's Angel