Spotlight on a Murderer (1961) - full transcript

SPOTLIGHT ON THE ASSASSIN

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venito

et

naquest

Glorious man

Take care of your tomb

Listen to me well

Try and look your very best

'cause you'll be there a long time

Don't pout, Micheline
I'm more annoyed than you



We're almost there
Stop over there

In front of the fence

What should I do while I wait?

- There's an inn in the village
- Just great

- It's only for one day and night
- One night is a long time

I hope there's a cinema
in your hamlet

Yes, the Paroicial

I wouldn't have recognized you
in that suit

If we're ever getting married
you'll wear that suit, won't you?

Do you think
I'm wearing this for fun?

I know
it's for your family

If you could see yourself

What's the matter?

You look like an undertaker



What do you reckon?

As if i'd ever set foot
in your castle

Not today

Do you see the lake?

You follow the fence, you'll see
a little door that doesn't close

Opposite lies a ponton

See you there at 10

I'll arrive in a gondola

Very well, Sir Duke

Too bad for you if i should
meet a handsome prince

- That's enough
- These threats...

We're not in the Dark Ages anymore

...wait 'till we're all there

good day

Pardon me
I see I'm the last one

Rest assured
You have all the time

Hello Jeanne

You haven't met my husband

Claude- Benoit Savalle
music teacher

Jean-Marie
medicine student

Christian de Kellequen

...still unemployed

You know Hedvige
our cousin from Germany

Gentlemen...

Now we're all there

Ladies and gentlemen

I can only repeat

for Jean-Marie de Kellequen
your nephew

what I already said
just a moment ago

Your uncle Herv? de Kellequen
has disappeared

The day before yesterday
your uncle lay dying

The doctor has stated officially

Your uncle was going
to die that night

So now mr de Kellequen
is deceased

without any doubt

But where has he
gone to die?

Why has he decided to disappear?

It's a mystery

For the inheritance
What does it all matter?

It changes everything

If the body isn't found...

you can only get
the inheritance in 5 years

Starting from the probable
date of death

Article 115 of the Law

Pardon me,
I don't quite follow

If he's dead
We have to wait 5 years?

That's unbearable!

Such is the law

First time I hear about this

When my father died...

The colonel died in his bed

He was there...

where he last closed his eyes

Your uncle, on the other hand...

Sir, you say there's no doubt
about his demise

Medically speaking
he's dead

But legally
he's absent

I'm sorry but
there's nothing i can do

A dead man should
be easy to find

We've looked everywhere

He couldn't go far

In his state...

Would you like to see the premises?

I'm at your disposal

Who brought this in?

I did

Optimist

Have you seen Jeanne?

Strange folk

Very inconvenient

- Debts?
- Yes, debts

For the last 2 months,
Mr de Kellequen hasn't left this room

During the last week...

he couldn't even sleep

he made terrible progress

he stayed there

in this chair

il est toufaive

But he still found the strength
to put on his Knight of Malta attire

Are you sure?

Certainly, the dress is
no longer in the closet

He had lost his mind

It's tradition to be buried
in the Knight of Malta clothing

Nobody stayed by his side?

When he needed something
he called Marthe

You know very well there's
a hidden room

The one used by Mr Charette
in july 1895, that infamous thursday

You believe in this hidden room?

I'm curator of the National Museum.
I know about these things.

- Let's tear down the place
- Not before the 5-year's passed

There's millions worth
in this place

Millions...hundreds of millions
you mean

The old man's got a spell on us

Berieved us, you should say

And don't forget...

during these 5 years you'll have
to maintain this castle

Bear the costs

Pay taxes

Pay with what?

We take some things

5 years

- We'll borrow money
- On what grounds?

Nothing here belongs to you

This is enough
to make you mad

Like so many others,
we'll open the castle to visitors

We'll hire a conservator

Still remains to see
if we have the right

Nothing says we can't

I say it's a scandal!

What bad luck!

Marthe...
just who we need

You know very well
the ideas of the Count

Strangers at the castle

He couldn't hardly stand
his own family being present

If you had taken better care of him
we wouldn't be here today

The Count ordered me to leave him alone

You don't have to worry
about the old fool anymore

I can assure you
if I had been there...

I'd have chained him in his room

He wouldn't have left alive

My god
if he'd hear you talking

From wherever he is...

- What shall we do?
- Let's get settled in the castle

I promise we'll find what we need

- Are you optimistic?
- What can I say?

I'm a notaire, not a clergy man

You think you're so smart

You make me drive
60 kilometers at this hour

You disguise yourself in fancy dress
we arrive and there's no dead

Get back in

Hello, can't I visit your castle?

On one condition...

You'll keep quiet

I'll be a mute

Like a carp

It's me, the carp

Say something

In the 13th century

An evil nobleman called
Simon de Kellequen

lived in a castle with
his young wife Eliane

He was our great, great, great...
grandfather

The Count had only
one great passion: hunting

Soon Eliane took a young lover
a handsome knight

While the count left the castle...

Eliane attached a white scarf
at the highest window

Seeing this signal
the knight came a-running

The count left with
his spearmen and his dogs

Far away in the forest

One could hear the sound of trumpets
and the howling of the pack

How could the lovers suspect anything?

However...

It was a cunning trick

Leaving his hunters behind
the count returned

The count climbed the stairs
to Eliane's room

A terrible duel ensued
between the two rivals

The husband called the lover

Desperately

Eliane went hiding in the tower

She loosened the scarfs
that symbolised her lover

holds them close to her heart

and threw herself out the window

So Micheline

I'd like to climb the tower

Behind this door lies the grand galery
the treasure room

The birds enter via the open windows

they fly around and around
and can't get out

What's over there?

Here's the attic...

and its ghosts

If your castle were mine
I'd know what to do

I'd organize a light and sound spectacular

With the Legend of the Lovers
we'd have a full house every night

Micheline, my love
you're a genius

Stop it
I can't take it anymore

You don't know
how much I love you

You love me

Yet you left me

- Remember how it used to be
- Be silent

It's too late now

I can see clearly

in love with your nephew

a dishonest guy
unsavory, shady

They probably said
it's my fault

So marry her
quickly

Before it's too late

Like a composer...

an artist...

a failure

It's so difficult

Jeanne

Jeanne I want to talk to you

Andr?, please...

Listen I haven't
told you everything

He's seems so sweet
and harmless

But he's jealous
and sick

He watches my every move

Sometimes he locks me up

He imprisons me

I'm scared

You're so nervous

You have nothing to fear

Listen to them

He's far away

I beg you
take me with you

In the 13th century

Get down from there

So Guillaume
How's the test going?

I can't find anything

No mention of the underground

even though I have here the work
of my esteemed collegue Samacul

Samacul

Do go on

And you...
How's things?

I'm at my second bottle

Obviously

The text is almost finished?

Take it easy

Inspiration isn't like electricity

It's not as easy to come by

Listen to this

Centuries have gone by

When there was nothing

Wolves howled over the land

quenching their thirst
in the lake called Kellequen

in the old language:
Maroub?te

One day...

a knight passes by

leads his horse to drink

and finds the place divine

He settles down
and builds a castle

That's just stupid!

That's not the meaning
of "Kellequen"

Who cares?

The tourists want
medieval stuff

Heraldry

So, the crime has been abandoned
They will find that interesting

Nothing else

The computer is ready

But listen to this...

There's a complaint because
of the loudspeaker in the chappel

He doesn't want be disturbed
while playing

Let him grumble while we
continue our work

There's also the 2 broken projectors

I'll fix that tomorrow

You'll have other things
to do tomorrow

I'll do it myself

The power's off, right?

Yes, completely

Aaaaaaaarrrgggghhhhhh

Julien, Marthe's husband
found the body

Who had put the power back on?

Probably one of the workers
without knowing the danger

There's only 2 buttons on the machine

Will he turn himself in?

He would already have done that by now

The cops spent two hours in the castle

Besides, it wouldn't bring Henry back alive

What do your relatives say?

We don't talk that much

Except when our interests
are at stake

Tomorrow they're gonna probe the walls

The day after, they'll drain the lake
Guillaume has sent for a dowser

An amazing guy I'm told

Do you think we're a strange family?

Even you

This pile of money
just out of reach

You must think I'm crazy

Look at me

It's true you're not the same

What's wrong

There's this amazing thing

We're all looking at each other
as if we're not on the same side

We used to be friends

This whole castle for us

We don't know
each other anymore

Leave them be

Let's take a trip

Why?

I told them about your idea
for a sound and light spectacle

What will they think
if I run away?

You don't want to embarrass
the family, right?

Then stay!

But I'm not related to the deceased

I'm out of here!

I'm tired of your castle
and your treasure

That's Hedvige

That's what I thought

she's suspect

Is she just riding or
going on a date?

What are you on about?

She's widowed, she's young
she's pretty

A date? You don't know her

I'd like to get to know her

Tell me, Jean-Marie...

Is it because of me
you don't want to introduce us?

Or is it because of your family
you don't want me to meet them?

You're unpresentable

Ivan?

I'll be right there

What do you want from me?

Take care of Princess
she covered in sweat

No surprise

I'm not asking for your advice
but for a service

It's almost 11 pm

It's an order

It's dangerously hot in there

How long have you
been working here?

6 months

How did the count act towards you?

Like you

Do you find it amusing
riding this late?

I love the night time

Take off my boots

They're glued to my skin

Don't hit me that hard, Andr?
you'll hurt me

Don't speak, gentlemen

Don't talk
How can I record the sound?

So cousin, still looking?

If you can't find him
Look for our uncle

Maybe we'll strike oil

Too bad he doesn't believe in anything

Over there

Your uncle fell in the canal

Look at my pendulum

What did I say
it's infallibble

No need to continue
Your uncle isn't here

It's pitch black below

We'll have to drain the lake

Leave the bedroom of count de Kellequen

You're now entering
the grand galery...

First, at your right...First, at your right...
First, at your right...First, at your right...

Old fellow, i'd say your disc
your disc, your disc...

Thanks, I can hear it

...courage

In god's name

it's been fired

7642...9872

25000...32000

18000...4963

- 320000
- 320000? What's that about?

- The electric material
- That's not possible

You must have added something
Your tip

I'm amazed you talk to me
at that tone. A tip ?!

- That word coming from your mouth
- What are you insinuating?

What I'm insinuating?
What's everybody knows

If you're gonna speculate here
like you did in Africa...

We'll see you in court

A punch in the face
How much would that cost me?

Please be calm, where not gonna
fight over a matter of percentage

We'll pay what is due
How much do we owe?

Approx. 2600000
that's 350000 each

Pfew!

Pardon me...

- It's actually over 400000 each
- How so?

We're only 6 now

- Henry is dead
- You already forgot about him

It's only our spiritual cousin
having fun

We have to find some other form of distraction

Have you found another?
Tell us

Yes tell us

The more I'm drunk...

The more I'm fed up

Marthe

Take that away

You don't his wife is cheating

This very moment
she's with her lover

And he?
He plays his organ

Oh! This is still on...

No! Please don't!

That's terrible what you're telling me
Claude has killed Andr?

Anger...Jalousy

Hatred

We're not thrown from the tower?

A girl so tormented

Don't get carried away

No, I'm just thinking about the legend

The husband returns
Claude

The death of the lover
Andr?

The suicide of the lady
Jeanne

Doesn't the co?ncidence strike you odd?

There's no proof of Jeanne
being the mistress of Andr?

I know her
I cannot believe it

She was devastated when the cops
came for her husband

I hope this time you'll drop it

I'm fairly sure
old Marthe was right

Listen Micheline
think about it

Everything is ready

The inauguration is in 3 days

You persist

You don't quit
I warned you

I'm leaving you here
I'm going back to Paris

No, you're no longer sleeping

This is not a bad dream

A door has been opened

A woman has been surprised

...and a man killed

Don't search, Jeanne

You cannot see me

But I can see you

I see you

I see you

Because of you
Andr? is dead

You are guilty

Guilty!

Hedvige!

She's gone
the cow

still sleepy?

sit down

- What's wrong
- Nothing

There is something wrong

I don't dare enter my room anymore

Why?

I hear voices

And you listen

And when I call
You don't hear me

I hear a voice

A voice all around me

Everybody hears voices here

It's a loudspeaker

The castle's full of them

What does the voice tell you?

It says I'm guilty

It's tormenting me

You're not guilty, Jeanne

I've been told
when you were little...

You were often scared
You were a sleepwalker

But now you're a big girl

Do be alone
Let's have some tea

I stop the record player
and I cut the power

- So Julien, you understand?
- no

Come closer, I'll start again

Why?

I don't like electricity

I'm scared

I don't want to die
like mr Henry

Someone has to take care of this
when we've left

It's child's play

I switch the electricity on

Obviously, nothing lights up

Because there's no one in the castle

But suppose a visitor
enters the first room

The first sensor will come on

Then you put the record on

and you put on the speaker of room 1

Now the visitor
enters the second room

Second sensor gets activated

Switch off speaker 1

Put the needle on track 2

and switch on the appropriate speaker

And so on

That's not too hard is it?

Would you like to try, Jeanne?

Did you get it all?

The light

Who's walking around?

We're all here

So we must conclude...

It's not a set up

Look, he's entering the old man's room

Keep calm, Jeanne

A slight breeze
could start a rocking chair

A ghost would be a lot more cool

Don't be silly

Maybe the old man
is still alive?

You saw the doctor's report too

And his rocking chair

Don't start again

Very clever...Is our life
not ruined enough already?

What's up?

Have you taken the tins of beef?

Tinned beef?

There were 3 tins
and a can of sardines

A loaf of bread
has also been stolen

What?

They've stolen stuff from the kitchen

- When?
- Last night

Keep this to yourself

Understood? Don't mention it

People are nervous enough already

Probably just a joke
by Christian

Man overboard!

What's wrong?

I'm fed up

Even worse...
I'm bored

Is that why you're clowning about?

What do you want me to do?

I can't be a soldier like daddy
I don't have his health

I can't be a banker
I don't have a penny

I can't even be a vicar
I have no faith

So what can Daddy's boy do?

I could be a squire

There's no more castle

It's you

You frightened me

No, seriously

You could kiss me

Explain yourself

No, not here

No, not the camembert

Are you kidding me?

Get going

How weird

Not at all
I've thought of everything

Come sit next to me

What am I getting

Beef...

So the rocking chair...
that was you

You know about it?

More or less

Well done

Let me explain

Why did you walk around in the castle?

what are you doing here?

You'd rather have me go back to Paris

What do you do all day?

I think about things

You reflect

Exactly

When you're asleep

or when you're all outside
I go browsing

2 people dead
your uncle missing

I want to know all

What did you find out?

Nothing much
I have deducted some things

What's the result of your deduction?

I've concluded: 2 deaths
means minus 2 heirs

Meaning?

That means if this goes on
without any suspects

The last one standing
will inherit all

What are you playing at?

for Henry, you didn't know
the power was back on

No

Nobody has wondered why Benoit left his organ

to confront Hendry

How did he know
about his wife's date

Go on and say
it was one of us

We haven't yet found
the body of our uncle

Such a risk for waiting 5 years

What risk?

First one was an accident
Second one a crime of passion

Forget all that

Tomorrow is the opening
the day after we're out of here

You're always saying:
we're out of here

We'll leave in style

Mister prefect

No Julien, that won't do

The prefect will come

Certain?

Even a man from the museum
here are the confirmations

I got invoices

and mail

How's Jeanne?

Still the same,
in her room

Too bad, I've an convocation for her
from the examining magistrate

They want a confrontation
with her husband

Any news about Benoit?

No, he refuses to make a statement.
How strange

I think it's dignified

This summons hinders our plans

You have to give it to her

Give this letter to madam
right away

Yes sir

Black suits you

Who are you mourning?

Your husband in prison
or for your dead lover?

How lonely is little old Jeanne

Lonely and helpless

At the back of the gallery
there was a door

This door led to the tower

So Eliane, helpless
and desperate

Eliane wanted to die

And you think Jeanne
can go on living?

Jeanne! Follow Eliane's route

You are Eliane!

Open this door

Open this door!

Climb those stairs

Climb!

Take that, 'cause you
won't be at the feast

Go on

'Evening, madam

She doesn't recognize me
all stuck up

Silent!

They don't scare me

Drunkards!

Whores!

Prefect, we are honoured to welcome you at this dress rehearsal

My pleasure, madam

I present you mr Dhon
of the Ministery of Arts

and his wife

You are the heart and soul
of this undertaking

Allow me to introduce my cousins

In the 13th century...

lived in this castle...

count Simon de Kellequen

and his young, beatiful wife Eliane

The count had only one passion

...hunting

Fair Eliane was often abandoned

That day, as so often

Simon de Kerlequen departed with his men

He went with his huntsmen
and his dogs

chasing wild boar in the neighbouring woods

The troop left the castle...

Eliane climbs up the tower

To the highest window

she attached a long white scarf

that's the signal

Gilles, a young and
handsome knight

Eliane's lover
is coming

Gilles approaches Eliane's chamber

How the lovers were worried!

Didn't they hear the trumpets blare
and the howling of the hounds

But what was that galloping?

It's Simon De Kerloquen who returns

Suspicious, he had abandoned his men in the woods

Dismounting

Simon unsheathes his blade

The count climbs the stairway

He arrives in the hallway

Only 3 doors to go

Only 2 more

Only 1 more

The count batters the chamber door

Eliane hurls herself before Gilles
to protect him

But Gilles throws her aside

Gilles falls down
deadly wounded

Eliane runs away

Up the tower

Once again she's up
the narrow stairs

She's at the top

She arrives at the window

In the window

She unties the white scarf

She throws herself into the void

Sound the bells again
I'm going

Marthe looks at us
like we're assassins

She doesn't forgive us
for continuing the spectacle

We have permission

No difficulties

The prefect shares our view

Upon hearing the story of her ancestors

Jeanne had convinced herself she was Eliane

She played the part
'till the very end

A case of "transferring"

Medical case

You should know about this
Jean-Marie

Yes exactly

What's wrong?

Why the long face?

We should be punctual

This place is anarchic

Has she left a long time ago?

As usual

This mania, she has the entire day
for riding, even at night

She chooses when to have breakfast

What is she up to?

Not that I'm worried

But with everything
that's happened here

In god's name!

Look at that

This is all worn out
it was inevitable

Where is she?

In the woods or at the lake

Come with me, hurry!

Nothing broken at first glance

- Listen to her breathing
- What's the matter?

She was knocked out

Her pulse is rapid

she's out of breath

Let's get to the hospital

20km in her state?
That's stupid

What should we do?

I'll take her back to the castle

Fetch me some carbogen
to stimulate her respiration

Let's move quickly

Easy...

She's responding well

If night passes without complications
I'll be confident

Marthe, is that you?
Where are you going at this hour?

- I'm leaving
- Where to?

Anywhere
I can't stay in the castle any longer

You're not staying for the spectacle?
I'm told it's very pretty

What I saw the first night
was more than enough

The count would never have approved

It's sacriligious

The count went up the stairs

The assassin was you

My dear cousin

Did you believe the riding accident
this whole charade?

Don't go my dear Guillaume

You're drunk Guillaume

Stop the spectacle

Light up the courtyard

Stop the man who's coming out

Do what I tell you

Shoot!

Pardon?

Shoot!

In the legs

Go on shoot him
he's the assassin

The assassin?

The assassin of whom?

The old man