Julie Martial is one of the owners/managers of an independent publishing house. She's very fond of her job, just like she's very fond of the idea of belonging to a hard-working dynasty. Out of the blue, she starts receiving ominous letters that speak of real-life crimes being committed. Meanwhile the police are struggling to get a handle on the motives of an unusually bold and determined killer...
"De sang et d'encre" is a made-for-television "polar" about the hunt for a serial killer whose motives, at first, are as mysterious as the abyssal depths of the sea. When his motives do become clear, they turn out to be related to a particularly sad and shocking event dating back to World War II. The movie tries to combine a truly tragic subject matter with the trappings of a modern thriller of the glossily violent variety. The combination of subject and packaging isn't all that successful. The movie is probably best watched, and appreciated, for its lively performances and its interesting professional setting.
I'm sorry to say that I took a serious dislike to the supposed heroine, not because of the way the character was acted but because of the way the character was written. This must be one of the most stupid and irresponsible characters in modern "polar" history - she's literally pushing people into the maws of death by not sharing her knowledge with the police. It's heroines like that who set the cause of feminism back for a century.
"De sang et d'encre" is a made-for-television "polar" about the hunt for a serial killer whose motives, at first, are as mysterious as the abyssal depths of the sea. When his motives do become clear, they turn out to be related to a particularly sad and shocking event dating back to World War II. The movie tries to combine a truly tragic subject matter with the trappings of a modern thriller of the glossily violent variety. The combination of subject and packaging isn't all that successful. The movie is probably best watched, and appreciated, for its lively performances and its interesting professional setting.
I'm sorry to say that I took a serious dislike to the supposed heroine, not because of the way the character was acted but because of the way the character was written. This must be one of the most stupid and irresponsible characters in modern "polar" history - she's literally pushing people into the maws of death by not sharing her knowledge with the police. It's heroines like that who set the cause of feminism back for a century.