Lune de miel

"Lune de miel" was greeted in its native country with a lukewarm reception.Elsewhere,it was unnoticed I find it strange that the two comments come from non -French users.But after all,Nathalie Baye,then at the peak of her popularity in France (she was Mrs Johnny Hallyday at the time) ,had an American co-star John "Missing" Shea.

This thriller is not typically French style,whose best directors for that matter were Claude Chabrol and the highly talented Henri-Georges Clouzot.It rather recalls William Irish's (aka Cornell Woolrich aka George Hopley)tragic stories where fate is against heroes (often heroines) :"I married a dead man" (the second version of which featured Baye too),"the bride wore black" "waltz into darkness" ,etc. The ending at the deserted attraction park is also a film noir permanent feature,and Baye's last words are a good twist.Also features French actor Richard Berry.Underrated.

A woman fearing she will be deported after her boyfriend is arrested for drug possession goes to an agency that arranges a marriage for her w/o her ever having to see the guy. However, her new husband shows up anyway and he won't go away. Then his true colors, his psychotic ways start coming to the surface.

Compelling little horror film offers just the right amount of thrills and chills to satisfy its auidence w/o going over the top w/ its violence. The two leads are very good and the ending is memorable. The only thing really hurting it is the so so direction.