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Monsieur Hire (French pronunciation: [məsjø iʁ]) is a 1989 French crime drama film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Michel Blanc in the title role and Sandrine Bonnaire as the object of Hire's affection.
Monsieur Hire: Directed by Patrice Leconte. With Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms. A recluse is accused of murdering a young woman simply because his neighbors think he is strange.
Dec 21, 2012 · Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a murder, and the opening shot is of a corpse. Monsieur Hire is a scrawny, balding middle-aged tailor who lives by himself.
A love-starved outcast develops an unusual relationship with the seductive young neighbor he's been spying upon.
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- Drama
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Jun 15, 1990 · Monsieur Hire. Roger Ebert June 15, 1990. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Monsieur Hire's life is organized with the extreme precision of a man who fears that any deviation from routine could destroy him. He lives alone in a neatly ordered room, where everything has its place.
At seventy-eight minutes, Patrice Leconte's Monsieur Hire stands as a truly extraordinary achievement for being able to do all that it does in so brief a running time. Not only is it a cleverly plotted murder mystery, it's also a thriller that seethes with unconventional sexuality.
Prime suspect in the murder of a young girl, Monsieur Hire - a quiet, balding, middle-aged tailor - spends much of his time secretly gazing from his window at Alice, who...
