L'ibis rouge (1975)
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Cast
Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Evelyne Buyle, Michel Simon, Jean Le Poulain, Karen Nielsen, Maurice Vallier, Jean Cherlian, François Bouchex, Jacques Fortunas, Michel Francini, Georges Lucas, Antoine Mayor, Barbara Val, Rosine Young, Dominique Zardi, Véronique Végler
A strangler’s murders intersect with a gambling debtor’s attempt to raise money and a newspaper seller’s scheme.
The story
Jérémie, a maniacal strangler, kills young women, marking his crimes with a red scarf embroidered with an ibis. Meanwhile, Raymond tries to persuade his wife, Évelyne, to sell her jewelry to help pay off his large gambling debt. Their financial troubles connect with the schemes of a newspaper seller, who attempts to sell a house to Margos, a prospective buyer who expects to pay with Raymond’s money.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A maniacal strangler, Jérémie, kills young women while Raymond tries to persuade his wife, Évelyne, to help him pay off a large gambling debt by selling her jewelry. Michel Simon, who plays a newspaper seller, gets caught in his own scheme to sell a house to Margos, who fully expects to pay him with Raymond’s money. When committing his crimes, Jérémie wears a red scarf embroidered with an ibis, hence the title.
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