{"id":3251,"date":"2007-05-26T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2007-05-26T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2021-01-16T20:12:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T03:12:39","slug":"champagne-murders-the-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3251","title":{"rendered":"Champagne Murders, The (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I thought I was cured&#8230; But instead, it&#8217;s getting worse!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Poster1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Poster1-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Poster1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Poster1-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Poster1.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe opportunistic owner (Yvonne Furneaux) of a champagne factory enlists the help of her husband (Anthony Perkins) in convincing her mentally unstable business partner (Maurice Ronet) to sell the rights to his famous last name. Soon a mysterious rash of murders occurs, with Ronet the prime suspect.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Perkins Films<\/li>\n<li>Claude Chabrol Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis mess of a murder mystery by French director Claude Chabrol aspires towards Hitchcockian thrills, but comes across as a lame, ineffectual satire instead. The acting by everyone involved is either over-the-top (Furneaux, Ronet):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Ronet.png 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and\/or cliched (Perkins): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-1536x663.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins-604x261.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Perkins.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>None of the characters are likeable; and the script makes no sense from beginning to end. Although the final resolution of &#8220;whodunit&#8221; comes as a surprise, this can&#8217;t make up for the remainder of the insipid story, which is eminently unwatchable. A major disappointment. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-1024x446.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"279\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2-604x263.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Champagne-Murders-Still2.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While it&#8217;s inexplicably listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, this is a disappointing entry in Chabrol&#8217;s oeuvre, and definitely not must-see viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0060944\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/04\/25\/archives\/champagne-murders.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/69048.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I thought I was cured&#8230; But instead, it&#8217;s getting worse!&#8221; Synopsis: The opportunistic owner (Yvonne Furneaux) of a champagne factory enlists the help of her husband (Anthony Perkins) in convincing her mentally unstable business partner (Maurice Ronet) to sell the rights to his famous last name. Soon a mysterious rash of murders occurs, with Ronet the prime suspect. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anthony Perkins Films Claude Chabrol Films French Films Mental Illness Murder Mystery Review: This mess of a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3251\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3251"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63784,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251\/revisions\/63784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}