Un papillon sur l'épaule (1978)

	Also Known As: Mord in Barcelona
	Year of first release: 1978
	Director: Jacques Deray
	Actors: Lino Ventura, Nicole Garcia
	Country: F
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 29.11.2013, DVD
Synopsis: Roland Fériaud checks in in a hotel in Barcelona. From the neighbour room, he hears groans and has a look just to help. Then he is knocked out and involved in a story he does not understand and in which everyone is looking after a suit case.
Review: The storyline is quite good and reminds a lot North by Northwest by Hitchcock. The dialogues and the directing/cut do not help in creating the suspense as these are rather boring or slow down the key scenes. The acting is correct although this kind of story could have taken different aspects of the high qualities of Lino Ventura and increase the suspense. The camera position is well thought and takes the low creativity of the directing upwards. I am a really disappointed by the pack of Lino Ventura DVDs that I bought last month. I did not know these movies, but I remebered very good ones, Touchez pas au grisbi, Un taxi pour Tobrouk, L'armée des ombres, etc. I wanted to share a bit about these Films noirs that I looked at as a child.
Rating: 4 /10