---
title: 'Série noire (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alain Corneau'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/serie-noire-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079980/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Série noire (1979)

1979 · 111 min · Drama, Crime · France


## Synopsis

Série Noire is a 1979 French neo-noir dark comedy psychological crime thriller film directed by Alain Corneau, based on the novel A Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Marie Trintignant and Bernard Blier. It tells the story of an inadequate young man whose relationship with his wife has deteriorated and who falls for a teenage prostitute. To win the girl's heart, he commits robbery and murders. The film was entered for the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alain Corneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-corneau)
- **Screenplay:** [Alain Corneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-corneau), [Georges Perec](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perec), [Jim Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thompson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gérard Lenorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-lenorman)
- **Producer:** [Maurice Bernart](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-bernart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre-William Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-william-glenn)
- **Editor:** [Thierry Derocles](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-derocles)

## Cast

- [Alain Chabat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-chabat)
- [Bernard Blier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-blier)
- [Myriam Boyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/myriam-boyer)
- [Jeanne Herviale](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-herviale)
- [Andreas Katsulas](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-katsulas)
- [Marie Trintignant](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-trintignant)
- [Patrick Dewaere](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-dewaere)

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