Perhaps it would help, before seeing "L'Affaire Des Poisons" (1955), to have some knowledge of the real-life events upon which the film is based (although a quick online search reveals that there were a lot more people involved in the scandal than this movie implies); I had no such knowledge, and as such, I had no idea what was going on until well over an hour into the film, and thought about cutting it off several times. Henri Decoin, a specialist of contemporary film noirs, seems completely out of his element in this deadening, confusing period piece. The sets and costumes look good, but that's a very small compensation. 0.5 out of 4 stars.
Review of The Case of Poisons
