Mississippi Mermaid Movie Review 1969

Truffaut generally succeeds in merging his own directorial style with Hitchcockian suspense, but the U.S. release was cut by some 13 minutes and the restored version deserves a re-appraisal. Millionaire tobacco planter Louis (Belmondo) looks for a bride in the personals and finds Julie (Deneuve). Louis feels lucky landing this beauty until she leaves him and takes his money with her. After a breakdown, he finds his wife working in a dance-hall under another name. Louis agrees to a reconciliation, which proves to be a mistake. Look for numerous references to the movies, including Bogart, Balzac and Cocteau. Based on the Cornell Woolrich novel "Waltz into Darkness." French with subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from French, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Mail-Order Brides, Mistaken Identity, Books to Film: Cornell Woolrich

Screenplay

Francois Truffaut

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Bouquet, Nelly Borgeaud, Marcel Berbert, Martine Ferriere

Cinematography

Denys Clerval

Director

Francois Truffaut

Music

Antoine Duhamel

Producer

Lopert, United Artists