The False Step

Le Faux Pas

During a walk along the cliffs not far from Marseille, Elisa Langerot sees her husband slip and fall to his death. Inexplicably, Elisa flees the scene of the accident, stops a passing driver and tells him a made-up story about a stolen car, concealing her husband's death. Feeling sorry for the girl, the driver, Philippe Morçot, gives her a lift and later lets her stay at his house. The good deed, however, doesn't go unpunished, and soon Philippe is drawn into Elisa's twilight world of fantasies, lies and paranoia.

Director

Antoine d'Ormesson

Screenplay

Antoine d'Ormesson

Music

Antoine d'Ormesson

Screenplay

Bernard Thomas

Status

Released

Release date

20/01/1965

Original language

French