Renoir experimented with direct sound , recording dialogue and ambient noise on location rather than in a studio, which was rare for 1932. 📽️ Plot & Atmosphere
Based on the 1931 novel by Georges Simenon .
Jean Renoir , son of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Renoir experimented with direct sound , recording dialogue
A Jewish diamond merchant is found murdered in a car inside a garage belonging to a reclusive Danish expatriate, Carl Andersen.
The story centers on a murder investigation at a lonely rural crossroads in Avrainville, about 30 miles from Paris.
Maigret uncovers a web of corruption involving a local gang of thieves and a drug-trafficking racket operating out of the "crossroads" garage. La Nuit du Carrefour (1932 – France): Moody and surreal! A Jewish diamond merchant is found murdered in
The character of Jules Maigret was played by the director's brother, Pierre Renoir .
Suspicion falls on Andersen and his sister, Else (Winna Winifried), a mysterious and seductive "femme fatale" figure who dominates the film’s mood.
