Le démon dans l'île

Gabrielle (Anny Duperey), a young doctor, accepts a job on an isolated island. When she arrives, she finds out there is already a doctor there, Dr. Marsahll (Jean-Claude Brialy), but no one trusts him. Soon the islands inhabitants find themselves the recipients of freak accidents involving everyday household items. The only connecting factor is all of the offending items (razor, electric carving knife, pressure cooker, coffee maker) came from the same store in town. Naturally, it is up to the curious new doc to investigate. This is certainly a change of pace for director Francis Leroi as he spent most of his cinematic career doing the softcore stuff (and later the EMMANUELLE sequels of the 1990s). The setting is nice and atmospheric and the plot will make you think someone spent some time watching Cronenberg's THE BROOD and SCANNERS. Lead Duperey is good. Make sure to marvel at how much she smokes (giving Elliot Gould in THE LONG GOODBYE a run for his money.)