Reproduction interdite 1957 When the end of your career is seen as worthless,the things that came before can sometimes be retrospectively tarnished by association Such is Gilles Grangier One often forgets that during the fifties,he made interesting works much was perfectly acceptable,some highly commendablele desordre et la nuit le sang a la tete and this reproduction interdite aka meurtre a montmartre,which seems to be its title now Reproduction interdite deals with crooks who sell Gaughin forgeriesit has a very strong screenplay with plenty of unexpected twists and surprises and much humour noir The cast is perfectPaul Frankeur, a father unable to relate to his sonMichel Auclair,a spineless elegant villainGianni Esposito,an alcoholic artist down on his luckAnnie Girardot,his smart wifeLucien Nat,a shrewd expert The screenplay is really good Patricia Highsmiths second book featuring RipleyRipley Under Ground ,1970 has a plot which strongly looks like Michel Lebruns script