Symphony for a Massacre

Five gangsters raise the cash to buy a large shipment of drugs which they plan to sell on. One of the gang however plans to secretly rob his partners, beginning an escalating spiral of violence and deception that leaves a trail of bodies across France. Fiendishly plotted with a twisty script from José Giovanni and Claude Sautet adapting a novel by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, Symphony for a Massacre sees the French master of the mystery thriller Jacques Deray directing with real energy and verve. Featuring an icy performance by Jean Rochefort, support from a remarkable cast of France’s finest character actors, and stunning photography by Claude Renoir, this is French crime cinema of the highest quality. (Radiance Films)