updated: 12/05/2003
Beauvoir, the Eye, a lonely ageing private detective, stalks the beautiful chameleon-like Catherine Leiris (Isabelle Adjani) who kills and robs her rich lovers. He develops an obsessive, one-sided relationship with the the young woman, who may or may not be aware of his presence, and seeks to protect her as he could not protect his own daughter. Claude Miller works screen magic and Isabelle Adjani is luminous: Stephan Elliott clearly studied it closely but somehow learnt nothing of importance when he remade it as Eye Of The Beholder.
Fouzia Harleman was the key hairstylist; Elaine (as Eliane) Marcus and Catherine Demesmeaker (as Demaesmacker) were key makeup artists; Laurence Azouvy was makeup artist.