Qui ?

Frankly I doubt Schneider herself said that this movie "set the tone for her future roles".If such was the case,what a poor taste she used to have.Actually,it was rather "la piscine" made the year before,that boosted her career that was on the wane after the Sissi saga (forever my love).

Romy Schneider teamed up again with Maurice Ronet (who was in "la piscine" too),but this time with laughable results.Leonard Keigel,the director ,wrote a screenplay in which the paucity of the ideas is so glaring that only a member of the audience who has never seen a Hitch ,Chabrol ou Clouzot movie could enjoy this poor would - be suspense thriller.Keigel hired Chabrol's dialogue writer,Paul Guégauff:probably horrified by the emptiness of the story,he made up for it with a lot of swear-words.

I wonder why talented actors like Ronet and Schneider agreed to make such a bomb;besides,the supporting actors do not "support" at all:Keigel's wife ,Simone Bach and Gabriele Tinti,sink into utterly ridiculous ham. The songs ,in English ("who are you" ) sung by a Dutch band ,Wallace Collection ,would nicely fit in a commercial for Martini.The critical reception was so disagreeable in France at the time ("a film made of brics,bracs and thingummies") that Keigel was not to made another movie before 1977.And it was his last one.

An abusive boyfriend is killed when his car crashes off a cliff into the sea. His girlfriend escapes death and comes under suspicion. She and the man's brother then begin a romance of sorts.

As others have pointed out this feels like a Claude Chabrol movie without the depth. It's a mystery-thriller but in truth its story is none-too-interesting. What keeps it from being truly mediocre are the occasional moments of the bizarre, some nice photography and a groovy Euro score by Claude Bolling. It's definitely a case of style over substance though, as there really isn't anything too much going on under these surface details. The story itself is as unrealistic as a giallo with some clear absurdities such as the dead body found in the sea that fools everyone into thinking its someone else's body. But it doesn't really have a giallo's sense of purpose or excitement. It's much more self-consciously arty and once the thriller part of the narrative finally kicks into gear the film ends very suddenly.

It's a strange movie though and one that would no doubt benefit from a repeat viewing. Very much a minor film but stylish and odd enough to be given some credit.

Leonard Keigel made a few movies, and everyone must be grateful about this. The movie QUI ? Is probably his best, so we can't say that he had many things to give. Nevertheless he was co-founder of Cahiers de Cinema, so he managed to sit on director's seat a few times and have some fun. He was only having fun, nothing else.

It is rather difficult to judge this movie. There is nothing to be judged. The plot is trivial, the actors just say their words, the director doesn't do anything. His target is to create a film in the style of Chabrol and Clouzot, but he only manages to create a very-very long commercial.

Don't watch this movie. It's terrible !

This Thriller is really wonderful because of its good photography, original story, suspense and the really groovy 60s music. For all people who think Romy Schneider only did strange boring melodramas like Sissy the movies she made in France are something they should see. Her acting as a mysterious and dazzling woman is excellent, you can not take your eyes of her when she is on the screen. As she said herself, this role set the tone for her future roles. Don't miss this masterpiece!

One of Ms. Schneider's early works where she was trying to shake off the 'Sissi'-Image. Here we can see her (great as usual) as the somewhat troubled girlfriend of a man probably killed in a car crash as she tries to support his brother finding out what really happened. But strange things begin to happen and she feels like being hunted by a ghost.

The really good cast down to the supporting roles combined with the great and very suspenseful direction, a really good 60s score and the original and atmospheric script make a French thriller (actually, it's a French-Italian co-production) more interesting than lot of its counterparts from Hollywood. OK, the script tries sometimes a little bit too heavy to create a sense of overwhelming doom or anxiety surrounding Ms. Schneider's character (in her presence and in the things happening to her), on the other hand that low-key suspense is what makes the movie so effective. The main part seems to be just written for Ms. Schneider as she as usual does such a splendid job.

Any admirer of Ms. Schneider's talent shouldn't miss this movie. And any admirer of good (60s/70s) thrillers shouldn't miss this rare movie, either! I think it should really get a release on DVD. The score by none other than Claude Bolling would along with the songs be also great to have on CD.