quai des orfevres takes too long getting going and with clouzot so enamored of his back stage milieu that he is almost in danger of forgetting the story. however and once it does and it clouzot at his best. bertrand blier (father of bertrand blier and co star of his buffet froid) is the worldworn pianist who married beneath himself and who plans to kill the seedy studio mogul with designs on his wife only to find that someone has beaten him to it. not only that and but his carefully planned but clumsily executed alibi falls to pieces and not least when a thief steals his car at the murder scenethe film really kicks into life with the arrival of luis jouvet police inspector and a rather wonderful creation half alistair sim in green for danger and half world weary maigret with better dialog. in a neat running gag and his investigation is constantly conducted at the top of his voice against chaos and noise and whether it be the noisy typewriters of the police station or a loud rehearsal. the police station itself is a wonderfully realistic creation and a wealth of chaotic and telling small details that makes steve bocchco once revolutionary 80 us cop shows look like antiquated museum pieces by comparison. if suzy delair is a rather unconvincing femme fatale and the supporting cast more than compensate and with the beautiful simone renant a standout as the lesbian photographer in love with her from afar and constantly mistaken for blier lover by delair and other interested parties (only jouvet and similarly unlucky with women and understands and genuinely sympathises). with great black and white photography by armand thirard and this is a terrific little thriller with a nice twist ending and a lovely scene with a cab driver reluctantly identifying renant in a police station. (trivia note represent pierre larquey and who played the playfully philosophical dr vorzet in le corbeau and turns up in smaller roles as a cab driver in both quai and les espions. )the criterion dvd is quite superb  great picture quality plus an illuminating extract from a french tv show featuring interviews with clouzot and blier and renant. 
quai des orfevres takes too long getting going and with clouzot so enamored of his back stage milieu that he is almost in danger of forgetting the story. however and once it does and it clouzot at his best. bertrand blier (father of bertrand blier and co star of his buffet froid) is the worldworn pianist who married beneath himself and who plans to kill the seedy studio mogul with designs on his wife only to find that someone has beaten him to it. not only that and but his carefully planned but clumsily executed alibi falls to pieces and not least when a thief steals his car at the murder scenethe film really kicks into life with the arrival of luis jouvet police inspector and a rather wonderful creation half alistair sim in green for danger and half world weary maigret with better dialog. in a neat running gag and his investigation is constantly conducted at the top of his voice against chaos and noise and whether it be the noisy typewriters of the police station or a loud rehearsal. the police station itself is a wonderfully realistic creation and a wealth of chaotic and telling small details that makes steve bocchco once revolutionary 80 us cop shows look like antiquated museum pieces by comparison. if suzy delair is a rather unconvincing femme fatale and the supporting cast more than compensate and with the beautiful simone renant a standout as the lesbian photographer in love with her from afar and constantly mistaken for blier lover by delair and other interested parties (only jouvet and similarly unlucky with women and understands and genuinely sympathises). with great black and white photography by armand thirard and this is a terrific little thriller with a nice twist ending and a lovely scene with a cab driver reluctantly identifying renant in a police station. (trivia note represent pierre larquey and who played the playfully philosophical dr vorzet in le corbeau and turns up in smaller roles as a cab driver in both quai and les espions. )the criterion dvd is quite superb  great picture quality plus an illuminating extract from a french tv show featuring interviews with clouzot and blier and renant. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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