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* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: During the day, Véronique is a good girl who works hard at school and wears modest clothes. At night, she puts makeup on and goes secretly to a nightclub to date boys.
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* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl: During the day, Véronique is a good girl who works hard at school and wears modest clothes. At night, she puts makeup on and goes secretly to a nightclub to date boys.
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that Raoul's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. Raoul, the murder victim, was her second husband, her first husband having disappeared in strange circumstances too. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by her family]].
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that Raoul's widow, the widow of Raoul, the murder victim, is Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. Raoul, the murder victim, Moreover, Lavardin soon hears that Raoul was her second husband, her first husband having disappeared in strange circumstances too. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène Hélène is the only major character in member of the film family who has no secret is not aware of the BigSecret and she is actually manipulated by not involved in the disappearance of her family]].first husband and the murder of the second one.
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* CaughtOnTape: Lavardin discovers that Raoul's murder was filmed by a camera hidden in the ceiling of the room and he finds the video tape.
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* CaughtOnTape: Lavardin discovers that Raoul's murder was filmed by a camera hidden in the ceiling of the room and he finds the video tape.tape that reveals who committed it and how it happened.
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* CaughtOnTape: Lavardin discovers that Raoul's murder was filmed by a camera hidden in the ceiling of the room and he finds the video tape.
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* BigSecret: Claude and Véronique do not tell Lavardin [[spoiler:that Pierre and Jeanne are alive and that Véronique meets Pierre once a year.]]
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by her family]].
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that the victim's Raoul's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago.ago. Raoul, the murder victim, was her second husband, her first husband having disappeared in strange circumstances too. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by her family]].
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* NeverFoundTheBody: Pierre Manguin and Jeanne died in a boat accident, but their bodies were not found. [[spoiler:It turns out that they are alive and live together in Scotland.]]
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* CowboyCop: Lavardin extorts a false testimony from a witness to frame [[spoiler:Max]] for murder, even if he knows [[spoiler:Max]] did not commit it.
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* CowboyCop: Lavardin extorts a false testimony from a witness to frame [[spoiler:Max]] for murder, the murder of Raoul, even if he knows [[spoiler:Max]] did not commit it.
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* CowboyCop: Lavardin extorts a false testimony from a witness to frame [[spoiler:Max]] for murder, even if he knows [[spoiler:Max]] did not commit it.
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* CoolCar: Claude owns a Jaguar Mark 2. It is mentioned several times that it is a beautiful car.
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* DirtyOldMan: Raoul Mons was an older man who preyed on teenage girls in a night club and rented a flat where [[spoiler:he invited them and forced them to have sex with him. He even tried to rape his own stepdaughter Véronique.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Max is involved in drug trafficking and prostitution of underage women, but is not bothered by the police because he has friends in politics.
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* SdrawkcabAlias: [[spoiler:The name Pierre Manguin uses to live secretly in Scotland is ''Guinman'']], i.e. his real name with the syllables in reverse order.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Years ago, Lavardin was in love with Hélène who dumped him. Hélène married Pierre and Claude married Jeanne. Jeanne and Pierre fell in love and [[spoiler:eloped together in Scotland]]. Hélène then married Raoul. Raoul has sex with many teenage girls, was attracted to Véronique and tried to rape her.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Years ago, Lavardin was in love with Hélène who dumped him. Hélène married Pierre and Claude married Jeanne. Jeanne and Pierre fell in love and [[spoiler:eloped together in Scotland]]. Hélène then married Raoul. Raoul has sex with many teenage girls, was [[spoiler:was attracted to Véronique and tried to rape her.her]].
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Raoul Mons, a conservative Catholic writer, is found dead on a beach in Brittany. Inspecteur Lavardin (Poiret) is in charge of solving the case. He soon realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène (Lafont), is his ex-lover. She lives with her brother Claude Alvarez, an eccentric homosexual, and her daughter Véronique.
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Raoul Mons, a conservative Catholic writer, is found dead on a beach in Brittany. Inspecteur Lavardin (Poiret) is in charge of solving the case. He soon realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène (Lafont), is his ex-lover. She lives with her brother Claude Alvarez, an eccentric homosexual, bisexual, and her daughter Véronique.
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* DepravedBisexual: Claude was married with a woman, but confesses that now he is more attracted to men. When his brother-in-law is murdered, he shows no sadness or empathy. He is the victim of {{Blackmail}}, so he seems to be the prime suspect of the murder case. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:he was actually involved in the murder, but just helped Véronique (who murdered Raoul in self-defense) to get rid of the body. He even proposes to take the blame for the murder when Lavardin discovers the truth.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: When Lavardin discovers the truth about the murder, [[spoiler:Claude proposes to take the blame for the murder and to kill himself]]. Lavardin has another plan.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Years ago, Lavardin was in love with Hélène who dumped him. Hélène married Pierre and Claude married Jeanne. Jeanne and Pierre fell in love and [[spoiler:eloped together in Scotland]]. Hélène then married Raoul. Raoul has sex with many teenage girls, was attracted to Véronique and tried to rape her.
* MealTicket: Hélène married Raoul because he was rich and had lent money previously to buy the house where she lived with her daughter and brother.
* MealTicket: Hélène married Raoul because he was rich and had lent money previously to buy the house where she lived with her daughter and brother.
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* StylisticSuck: The blasphemous theatre play is quite strange. For example, it features a frogman perched in a fake tree.
* TakingTheHeat: When Lavardin discovers the truth about the murder, [[spoiler:Claude proposes to take the blame for the murder, to protect his niece Véronique]].
* TakingTheHeat: When Lavardin discovers the truth about the murder, [[spoiler:Claude proposes to take the blame for the murder, to protect his niece Véronique]].
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* CovertPervert: Raoul Mons was a conservative Catholic writer, but he preyed on teenage girls in a night club and rented a flat where [[spoiler:he invited them and forced them to have sex with him. He even tried to rape his own stepdaughter Véronique.]]
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* NaughtyByNight: Raoul Mons was a conservative Catholic writer, but he preyed on teenage girls in a night club and rented a flat where [[spoiler:he invited them and forced them to have sex with him. He even tried to rape his own stepdaughter Véronique.]]
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* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: During the day, Véronique is a good girl who works hard at school and wears modest clothes. At night, she puts makeup on and goes secretly to a nightclub to date boys.
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by the other characters]].
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by the other characters]].her family]].
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* ShoutOut: Lavardin calls the policeman who assists him [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Watson]].
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* FemmeFatale: Lavardin realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène, is an attractive woman who was his lover years ago. {{Subverted|Trope}} because [[spoiler:Hélène is the only major character in the film who has no secret and she is actually manipulated by the other characters]].
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* NecroCam: Lavardin finds a video tape on which Raoul's murder was recorded. While he is watching it, there is a {{Flashback}} that shows how it happened (the flashback is not the video that Lavardin is watching: it is filmed from another angle).
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* NecroCam: Lavardin finds a video tape on which Raoul's murder was recorded. While he is watching it, there is a {{Flashback}} that shows how it happened (the flashback is not the video that Lavardin is watching: it is filmed from another a different angle).
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Raoul Mons, a conservative Catholic writer writer, is found dead on a beach in Brittany. Inspecteur Lavardin (Poiret) is in charge of solving the case. He soon realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène (Lafont), is his ex-lover. She lives with her brother Claude Alvarez, an eccentric homosexual, and her daughter Véronique.
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* AttemptedRape: Raoul Mons tried to rape [[spoiler:Véronique, but she defended herself and stabbed him in the belly]].
* {{Blackmail}}:
** Raoul Mons asks Véronique to sleep with him in exchange for keeping quiet about the fact that [[spoiler:her father Pierre Manguin is alive]].
** Francis demands money from Claude in exchange for keeping quiet about the fact that [[spoiler:he saw Claude dumping Raoul's body on the beach]].
* BlackmailBackfire: Lavardin tells Francis that, if Claude is arrested for [[spoiler:Raoul's murder]], Francis will be arrested for drug trafficking and {{Blackmail}}. Eventually {{Subverted|Trope}}, because Lavardin proposes a deal instead.
* CovertPervert: Raoul Mons was a conservative Catholic writer, but he preyed on teenage girls in a night club and rented a flat where [[spoiler:he invited them and forced them to have sex with him. He even tried to rape his own stepdaughter Véronique.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Pierre Manguin and his lover pretended to be dead in a boat accident, so that they could escape their creditors and respective marriage and live together abroad.]]
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lavardin urges Francis to give false testimony against Max, a drug trafficker and procurer, so that [[spoiler:Francis is arrested for the murder of Raoul, in which he is not involved]].
* KillingInSelfDefense: It turns out [[spoiler:Véronique]] stabbed Raoul Mons when [[spoiler:he was trying to rape her]].
* NecroCam: Lavardin finds a video tape on which Raoul's murder was recorded. While he is watching it, there is a {{Flashback}} that shows how it happened (the flashback is not the video that Lavardin is watching: it is filmed from another angle).
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The murder of Raoul Mons triggers the plot.
* PosthumousCharacter: Raoul Mons is found dead in the beginning of the film, which is about the investigation of his death. He appears in a {{Flashback}}.
* ProtagonistTitle: Unlike the first instalment of the Lavardin series (''Film/CopAuVin'', French: ''Poulet au vinaigre''), this film is titled after the protagonist.
* SexlessMarriage: Hélène never had sex with her second husband Raoul.
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** Raoul Mons asks Véronique to sleep with him in exchange for keeping quiet about the fact that [[spoiler:her father Pierre Manguin is alive]].
** Francis demands money from Claude in exchange for keeping quiet about the fact that [[spoiler:he saw Claude dumping Raoul's body on the beach]].
* BlackmailBackfire: Lavardin tells Francis that, if Claude is arrested for [[spoiler:Raoul's murder]], Francis will be arrested for drug trafficking and {{Blackmail}}. Eventually {{Subverted|Trope}}, because Lavardin proposes a deal instead.
* CovertPervert: Raoul Mons was a conservative Catholic writer, but he preyed on teenage girls in a night club and rented a flat where [[spoiler:he invited them and forced them to have sex with him. He even tried to rape his own stepdaughter Véronique.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Pierre Manguin and his lover pretended to be dead in a boat accident, so that they could escape their creditors and respective marriage and live together abroad.]]
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Lavardin urges Francis to give false testimony against Max, a drug trafficker and procurer, so that [[spoiler:Francis is arrested for the murder of Raoul, in which he is not involved]].
* KillingInSelfDefense: It turns out [[spoiler:Véronique]] stabbed Raoul Mons when [[spoiler:he was trying to rape her]].
* NecroCam: Lavardin finds a video tape on which Raoul's murder was recorded. While he is watching it, there is a {{Flashback}} that shows how it happened (the flashback is not the video that Lavardin is watching: it is filmed from another angle).
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The murder of Raoul Mons triggers the plot.
* PosthumousCharacter: Raoul Mons is found dead in the beginning of the film, which is about the investigation of his death. He appears in a {{Flashback}}.
* ProtagonistTitle: Unlike the first instalment of the Lavardin series (''Film/CopAuVin'', French: ''Poulet au vinaigre''), this film is titled after the protagonist.
* SexlessMarriage: Hélène never had sex with her second husband Raoul.
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''Inspecteur Lavardin'' is a 1986 French crime film directed by Creator/ClaudeChabrol, starring Creator/JeanPoiret, [[Creator/JeanClaudeBrialy Jean-Claude Brialy]] and Creator/BernadetteLafont. It is a sequel to ''Film/CopAuVin'' (French: ''Poulet au vinaigre'', 1985).
Raoul Mons, a conservative Catholic writer is found dead on a beach in Brittany. Inspecteur Lavardin (Poiret) is in charge of solving the case. He soon realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène (Lafont), is his ex-lover. She lives with her brother Claude Alvarez, an eccentric homosexual, and her daughter Véronique.
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Raoul Mons, a conservative Catholic writer is found dead on a beach in Brittany. Inspecteur Lavardin (Poiret) is in charge of solving the case. He soon realizes that the victim's widow, Hélène (Lafont), is his ex-lover. She lives with her brother Claude Alvarez, an eccentric homosexual, and her daughter Véronique.
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