Monsieur Hire


1989 drama

Rating: 17/20

Plot: A pervy guy witnesses something criminal when peeping at a girl he's infatuated with and has to make a decision when he becomes a suspect in a murder.

What a horrible realization I had near the beginning of this movie! I'm Monsieur Hire in about 10 or so years, eating hard-boiled eggs while peeping on girls from a lonely apartment.

Boxing/caressing juxtaposition, architecture as foreshadowing, a somber death scene. There are some great quiet moments that add up to create a near masterpiece. It's whispery neo-noir.

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