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First I note that a reviewer thought the image and sound were poor, maybe as a result of post-war conditions in France. I have seen the Criterion blu-ray (Dec. 2018) and it is excellent in both regards. My question is how can the supposed alibi be logical? Killer says victim's watch broke when he murdered her, and he set the time back half an hour and then went to a cafe -- "air-tight alibi". I don't follow. Wouldn't setting her watch ahead be more to the point so the supposed time of death would be while he was in the cafe?
First I note that a reviewer thought the image and sound were poor, maybe as a result of post-war conditions in France. I have seen the Criterion blu-ray (Dec. 2018) and it is excellent in both regards. My question is how can the supposed alibi be logical? Killer says victim's watch broke when he murdered her, and he set the time back half an hour and then went to a cafe -- "air-tight alibi". I don't follow. Wouldn't setting her watch ahead be more to the point so the supposed time of death would be while he was in the cafe?