Monsieur Hire (1989) French
Noir'ish kind movie deals with complex relationship of Two people well scripted in a much poetic way. Mr.Hire is a middle aged man who works as a Tailor always seen with Suit & tie well polished shoes lives a calm lonely life with full of secrets and sadness buried in him. But his life changes totally when he starts to Stalk a beautiful young girl who resides in opposite building. Movie starts of with a murder of young women nearby to hire residence and how police start to Suspect Hire for he being a person with complex nature person at his surrounding. Hire keeps stalking day & night watching her every move through his apartment window. But this doesn't continue for long as she gets him caught red handed while watching her , she decides to meet him in person.What first starts with a awkward introduction soon becomes a unusual bonding of love between them while she is already in relationship with another person.
Noir'ish kind movie deals with complex relationship of Two people well scripted in a much poetic way. Mr.Hire is a middle aged man who works as a Tailor always seen with Suit & tie well polished shoes lives a calm lonely life with full of secrets and sadness buried in him. But his life changes totally when he starts to Stalk a beautiful young girl who resides in opposite building. Movie starts of with a murder of young women nearby to hire residence and how police start to Suspect Hire for he being a person with complex nature person at his surrounding. Hire keeps stalking day & night watching her every move through his apartment window. But this doesn't continue for long as she gets him caught red handed while watching her , she decides to meet him in person.What first starts with a awkward introduction soon becomes a unusual bonding of love between them while she is already in relationship with another person.
Though
she doesn't agree with the way Hire was cheaply stalking her everyday
yet she was carried away by his profound and sincere unshaken love. They
get close to each other in following days were hire beaks his silence
by confessing about young women murder police was investigating telling
her that he witnessed the murder & he always knew it was her
boyfriend who murdered that girl while she being a accomplish. But
because of the love he had on her, he kept it quiet and even went a step
above in clearing evidences at murder site to keep her safe.But as
police narrow down to Hire, a unexpected twist breaks his heart for ever
while he was trying to win her from existing relationship with another
person.It was too late by the time he realizes his feelings was
exploited and a betrayal which killed his heart eventually shattering
his love forever. That last letter he writes to the police shows how
much he really liked her and cared for her which makes us more
emotional.Even at the end, he closes his eyes with last glimpse of her
but as a dead person by heart even before his soul left his body.
Dont get carried away by the story which might sound like a Erotic kind of film but the making overshadows everything. At first hire might look like a Introvert & sociopath kind of person, but as story moves forward we can slowly start to realize his true nature empathizing his character by understanding this person who is with full of love behind that enormous silence which is well depicted by brilliant Background theme throughout the film.Movie run-time is short but breezes away very fast and will be a unique watching experience.Good Elegant classy film with intense story-line not to be missed.
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