Yvan Govar Movies
- 1965
Laurent (Pierre Brasseur) is a newspaper reporter sent to investigate a string of mysterious small-town murders. Although he fails to solve the crime, he uncovers a murder plot concocted by a wife and her lover to kill the woman's husband. The uneven feature careens from comedy to drama with some thrills added and a surprise ending. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierre Brasseur, Michel Simon, (more)
- 1963
In this melodrama a prodigal son returns to his home village after he is acquitted of his stepfather's death to find that most of his former neighbors now shun him. At least his best friend sticks by him. Soon the young man finds himself drawn to his loyal buddy's lover. He and the woman have an affair. Later his friend finds out and vows to kill him. He cannot do it. At the same time, the young man cannot keep hurting his only true friend. As a result he spurns the woman, who runs off into the darkness and gets hit by a car driven by her first lover's mother's car. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Too lugubrious and downbeat to come off as believable, this routine tragedy by director Yvan Govar contains several misunderstandings leading to multiple deaths. Gus (Karl Boehm) has just gone through a harrowing trial for the murder of his stepfather, and he was acquitted. Once back home again, he discovers that the townspeople still consider him to be a murderer. His one remaining friend soon loses that distinction when his girlfriend falls for Gus, and leaves him. That is bad enough, but then she is killed in an accident and as might be expected, everyone blames Gus. His situation goes from bad to much worse -- but the count of victims has not ended. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pascale Petit, Karl Heinz Böhm, (more)
