Murder in the Auvergne Mountains

A good policier. for the large webb of themes. for the stories of characters. for the links between past and present. for complex portrait of events. the only basic sin - the ambition to say everything. to explore family relations, old pains, love stories, crimes causes, images in clash against reality, business files and too pathetic pledge for noble intentions. and that does "Les sources assassines" too long, a little confuse, victim of worms of ambiguity. sure, no surprising because many facts and themes are so familiar in French films of the last decades. theis seems so important than each become necessary ingredient of story. this film respects the rule.

This was a very good episode of this mostly excellent series. The storyline twists and turns and the casting is excellent except for one role that I think detracted from the potential impact. The scenery doesn't play as large a role in this show as it does in the others, but there are some very nice, old houses shown.

The relationship between the main character (lawyer & cop!) and her mother (initial suspect) is complex, both constructive and destructive. The third lead is played by Agathe Bonitzer, a woman with a most intriguing presence. I can't even decide if she's beautiful or plain. She seems even outside those boundaries!

I usually watch this show on a streaming service called Hoopla which shows many of the MhZ network shows. It is a service you get through your public library and watch on a Roku or on your computer. Ask at your library if they have the service. However, this episode was from the group missing from Hoopla and I was able to get it from Target on DVD. It is Set 3. It is expensive, but has about 22 episodes.

Another fantastic show I watched on Hoopla was Captain Marleau. Please ignore the goofy art they put on the show title!

First a little comment about Marthe Keller who plays the role of Irène Volkov.I remember very well "Elle court ,elle court la banlieue" , the film directed by Gérard Pirès in which Marthe Keller is partner of Jacques Higelin.I saw always last year "Marathom Man" , this thriller of John Schlesinger (1976) with Dustin Hoffman !! Now back to the story: the doctor Duroc has been poisoned by arsenic: his colleague, Irène Volkv uses arsenic products for somme medical treatments: so immediately she is suspect and put under police custody.Her daughteur, Fanny Volkov is officer of the Police Judiciaire in Paris has come to help her mother, she will be first her lawyer, and later she will be in charge of the investigation with her former colleague Chad !! At the same time there was an intoxication, somebody put little dosis of arsenic in pizzas !! Who was the Dr. Duroc ? What are the relationship between Duroc and Irène Volkov ? What about the rivalry between the Cazal family and the doctor Duroc !! What other secrets have these families of la Bourboule ? A pleasant murder investigation story ! Good performances of Julie de Bona, Agathe Bonitzer, Joakim Latzko and Marthe Keller.