Claude Miller dissected the plot of 'Crime and Punishment' into atoms and ripped reality apart to form his own closed galaxy. Three tense, nervous men. Frank conversations. A beautiful, glossy-haired woman. The trunk of an automobile. The noise from a lighthouse.
All moderated in a small interrogation room. All of life rolls out in a line and even retribution for the souls of innocently murdered girls isn't all that important. What's important is just figuring out whether the suspect is guilty. However, he doesn't seem too interested in matters of fact. He's all about a simple question: Did you want to kill someone?
So the demons of violence are eating away at his soul, and he realizes it. The investigators realize it. And then it's all left to the elegant script. The psychological party tends to its incorrigible denouement, surprising the relaxed viewer with a rapid change of places. Lino Ventura, Romy Schneider and Michelle Serrault are so good that they don't even leave the possibility of taking the remake seriously or critically evaluating this film. There are no options. And all because before us is not just a good movie, but a real hit. Blast Off. One of the best movies of 1981.