L'étoile du Nord

The owner of a modest boardinghouse becomes friends with one of her tenants, who enchants her with his exotic stories about Egypt. She is unaware that he is the murderer of her daughter's lover...

Directed by: Pierre Granier-Deferre (France, 1982)
Based on the novel « Le Locataire » by Georges Simenon.
Cast: Simone Signoret (Louise), Philippe Noiret (Édouard Binet), Fanny Cottençon (Sylvie Baron), Julie Jézéquel (Antoinette Baron), Liliana Gerace (Jasmina), Jean Rougerie (M. Baron)
Genre: detective