The detective story is dull,inconsistent and the characters (with the exception of Laura Betti's who is given the opportunity to show her motherly love) are pure cardboard.There are lesbian undertones but they are not really exploited.Apart from this ,there is the peeping tom ,secretly imploring the sunbathing lady to turn over,the loony old woman (the admirable Suzanne Flon,wasted one more time) picking up shells on the beach and waiting for the return of her drowned child .This waiting and the final remark about the other cop (Guy Marchand) are the only good ideas of a poor screenplay.
Pierre Granier-Deferre seems ill-at-ease and he tries to imitate Jean -Pierre Mocky (the dead bodies are piled up but nobody seems to care that much).He was primarily a storyteller who needed strong scripts ("Une Etrange Affaire " "Le Chat" ).The two dissimilar cops characters are commonplace .Guy Marchand shows more subtlety than his co-star Philippe Noiret.
Pierre Granier-Deferre seems ill-at-ease and he tries to imitate Jean -Pierre Mocky (the dead bodies are piled up but nobody seems to care that much).He was primarily a storyteller who needed strong scripts ("Une Etrange Affaire " "Le Chat" ).The two dissimilar cops characters are commonplace .Guy Marchand shows more subtlety than his co-star Philippe Noiret.