Monsieur Hire
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France · 1989
Rated PG-13 · 1h 21m
Director Patrice Leconte
Starring Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms
Genre Crime, Drama
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A middle-aged man spies on a beautiful younger woman who lives across the courtyard of their apartment building. When he's discovered by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a recent murder, the man's simple life becomes more complicated. Based on the novel The Engagement, by Georges Simenon.
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