The Third Lover

Sent to Munich on assignment, struggling journalist André Mercier (Jacques Charrier) rented lodgings at the Bavarian chateau of successful novelist Andreas Hartmann (Walther Reyer) and his beautiful wife Hélène (Stéphane Audran). Having made a failed pass at his hostess, the resentful tenant goes on an insidious campaign to undo the couple’s happiness by smearing her for infidelity. Early effort from Claude Chabrol co-stars Daniel Boulanger, André Badin. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.