Tackling once again his favorite subject of the dark secrets lurking within seemingly normal lives, director Claude Chabrol crafts a tasty suspenser set in a remote French village whose quiet normalcy is brutally interrupted by a series of killings. Jean Poiret is Inspector Lavardin, the taciturn detective who arrives to catch the guilty party and uncovers a string of interconnected crimes. Lucas Belvaux, Stephane Audran, Michel Bouquet also star. AKA: "Poulet au Vinaigre." 100 min.