The Red Inn (1951)
8/10
Here the hilarious art imitating the macabre life!!
13 August 2020
L'Auberge Rouge was based in the real events happened on France at L'auberge Peyrebeille in 1831, where during 22 years the owners of the Inn Pierre and Marie Martin murdered their ill-fated customers which this priceless French black comedy is barely underpinned, starred by Fernandel as the jaunty Monk together with a young Judge's son headed to Monastery nearby, also a full coach of wealthy passengers under a heavy blizzard have to stop at L'Auberge Rouge to fix a broken shaft also got a shelter and food and stay overnight there, their dreadful destiny changes when starved Monk is about start to eat is suddenly calling for an unusual confession from the religious assassin Marie Martin who is afraid going to the hell afterlife, hoping on the Monk's perpetual vows of secret gave to the church, she confess all crimes committed by them to a baffled and scared Monk, including about the bodies destination were to feed the pigs which is served at dinner every night, backing at table the stuttering Monk loose the sense of hunger, trying somehow warning the guests without breaks pointedly his vows, regarded as serious filmmakers the French this turn propitiously entered in a forbidden and macabre ground with this weird black comedy highly hilarious where this time the art imitating the real life!!

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First watch: 2014 / How many: 2 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.5
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