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‘Le Crime du 3e Étage’ Debuts to Warm Notices for Hitchcock Homage and Lead Chemistry

Early reviews cast Rémi Bezançon’s Hitchcock-inspired caper as a nimble return to form.

Overview

  • Laetitia Casta plays Colette, a cinema professor who suspects a third‑floor neighbor of killing his wife and pulls her husband into an offbeat inquiry.
  • Critics note playful nods to Rear Window and Hitchcockian motifs with action unfolding between a Paris apartment and the theatre world.
  • Reviewers single out the spark between Casta and Gilles Lellouche, calling the duo particularly enjoyable on screen.
  • Le Parisien rates the 1h44 Jerico Films and SND release at 3.5 out of 5, highlighting its light mix of comedy, romance and gentle suspense.
  • In promotion, Casta says she closely relates to Colette and remarks that there is not really a difference between life and cinema.