Hygiène de l'assassin

Crime, Thriller · 1999

Part police thriller and part exploration of the dark side of men's attitudes about women, Hygiene de l'assassin concerns a young female journalist, Nina (Barbara Schulz). Nina has scored a plumb assignment, an interview with Tach (Jean Yanne), a well-known but reculsive novelist who rarely speaks to the press. After he passes along his less-than-charitable views about women (including the belief they should be killed in childhood, before they start to menstruate), Nina concludes the interview, but soon finds herself interrogated by police when Tach is found dead and she is the key suspect.

Starring

François Ruggieri, Jean Yanne, François Ruggieri, Barbara Schulz, Amélie Nothomb, Sophie Broustal, Catherine Hiegel, Eric Prat

Director

François Ruggieri