La Nuit: Du Carrefour(1932)

The character of Jules Maigret was played by the director's brother, Pierre Renoir .

Suspicion falls on Andersen and his sister, Else (Winna Winifried), a mysterious and seductive "femme fatale" figure who dominates the film’s mood. La nuit du carrefour(1932)

Renoir experimented with direct sound , recording dialogue and ambient noise on location rather than in a studio, which was rare for 1932. 📽️ Plot & Atmosphere The character of Jules Maigret was played by

Jean Renoir , son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 📽️ Plot & Atmosphere Jean Renoir , son

A Jewish diamond merchant is found murdered in a car inside a garage belonging to a reclusive Danish expatriate, Carl Andersen.

Based on the 1931 novel by Georges Simenon .

The story centers on a murder investigation at a lonely rural crossroads in Avrainville, about 30 miles from Paris.