國影電影編號：M202206017

放映規格：DCP

級別：保護級

片長：109分鐘

發音：法語

字幕：中英文

奇怪真奇怪 Drôle de drame

Marcel Carné 馬賽．卡內 | B&W | DCP | 1937 | 法語 French | 109 mins

在維多利亞時期的倫敦，植物學者和妻子財務出了問題而破產，幸好靠著以筆名「費利克．夏佩勒」所著作的暢銷犯罪小說，讓他們得以維持生活。與此同時，視犯罪小說為異端的主教正於舞台上發表演說，引導眾人反對斯夏佩勒這樣有違社會善良風氣的作者。一不做二不休，精明的學者決定模仿成小說裡失蹤的人們，試圖製造不在場證明以逃避風波。一面隱瞞真相又要保住自己的名聲，卻讓自己一步步陷入困境。

本片改編自約瑟夫．克勞斯頓的小說《他的初犯罪》（His First Offence）。馬賽．卡內一貫帶有黑色及犯罪的主題，這回藉著一場荒謬至極的設計，變成一部懸疑喜劇。人們苦中作樂，將生活寫成一本懸疑小說，有如謀殺案件苦思不得其所，怪事一齣又一齣。在真相大白之前，每個說話者都有嫌疑。

At a church meeting in Victorian London, Bishop Soper denounces scandalous literature, singling out the crime fiction of Felix Chapel. But Felix is, in fact, the pen-name of his own cousin, Irwin Molyneux. At the same time, across London police are searching for a serial murderer who is hiding out in Chinatown. "Felix" is hired by a newspaper to report on the case. How will Irwin protect his secret identity from his moralising cousin?

Based on a 1912 novel, His First Offence, written by J. Storer Clouston, Drôle de drame is a delightful black comedy. Set in a fictional Victorian London, Carné’s second directorial film brilliantly demonstrates his mastery of suspensful story-telling. And it contains a magnificent central performance by Michel Simon as the botony professor and secret crime writer.