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* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée. He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even commits a murder and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
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* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée. He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even commits a murder and sacrifice sacrifices what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Marion and the other dancers of the nightclub wear such costumes. Louis asks Marion to cover herself when he meets her.
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* NavelDeepNeckline: Marion and the other dancers of the nightclub wear such costumes. Louis asks Marion to cover herself when he meets her.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La Sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Creator/CornellWoolrich. ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.\n
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* TheCon: Louis is the mark of Marion and Richard, who set up a plan to steal his money.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of Julie is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie, but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still steals his money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
** Louis's friend and partner briefly glimpses "Julie" meeting a man who turns out to be Richard. That scene, where he's smacking her around as she protests, does hint that there's some coercion in their relationship.
** Louis's friend and partner briefly glimpses "Julie" meeting a man who turns out to be Richard. That scene, where he's smacking her around as she protests, does hint that there's some coercion in their relationship.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of Julie is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie, but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still steals his money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still [[spoiler:steals his money]] as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to [[spoiler:poison him]]. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] Julie is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], Julie, but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still [[spoiler:steals steals his money]] money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to [[spoiler:poison him]]. poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more? more?
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** Julie's trunk is brought to the house of Louis. It becomes significant later, when Louis opens it and realizes that [[spoiler:the woman he lives with is not Julie, because the objects inside could not belong to her]].
** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
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** Julie's trunk is brought to the house of Louis. It becomes significant later, when Louis opens it and realizes that [[spoiler:the the woman he lives with is not Julie, because the objects inside could not belong to her]].
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** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it[[spoiler:to to murder the detective]].detective.
** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it
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* ContrivedCoincidence: When Marion disappears, Louis decides to go to France. By chance, Marion is also in France. She even works in a nightclub that is close to the place where Louis is recuperating.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: When Marion disappears, Louis decides to go to France. By chance, Marseilles, thousands of miles away. Where does Marion go? Marseilles, of course. Louis still wouldn't have found her again, though, if he hadn't seen a news story about a local nightclub, which just happens to be where Marion is also in France. She even works in now working as a nightclub that is close to the place where Louis is recuperating.taxi dancer.
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* DisposingOfABody: After the murder of the private investigator, [[spoiler:Louis and Marion]] dig a hole in the cellar to hide the body. Some time later, a flooding reveals the presence of the corpse.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that [[spoiler:she is Julie Roussel, then she steals his money]]. Even after he realizes that she manipulated him, he cannot help but giving into her charms.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that [[spoiler:she is Julie Roussel, then she steals his money]]. Even after he realizes that she manipulated him, he cannot help but giving into her charms.
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* {{Dedication}}: The film opens with a dedication to Creator/JeanRenoir.
* DisposingOfABody: After the murder of the private investigator,[[spoiler:Louis Louis and Marion]] Marion dig a hole in the cellar to hide the body. Some time later, a flooding reveals the presence of the corpse.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Marion changes tops by the side of the road, and she isn't wearing a bra, so she exposes her breasts. Naturally at that moment another driver zips by. He careens off the road and into a tree.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that[[spoiler:she she is Julie Roussel, then she steals his money]].money. Even after he realizes that she manipulated him, he cannot help but giving into her charms.
* DisposingOfABody: After the murder of the private investigator,
* DistractedByTheSexy: Marion changes tops by the side of the road, and she isn't wearing a bra, so she exposes her breasts. Naturally at that moment another driver zips by. He careens off the road and into a tree.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that
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* GoldDigger: Marion. [[spoiler:She gets married with Louis under a false identity to steal his money. Whether she did it voluntarily or under pressure of Richard is left ambiguous.]]
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. [[spoiler:She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée.]] He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. [[spoiler:She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée.]] He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: It isn't that hard to guess that "Julie" is an impostor. Not only does she not match the picture he received, the ring he had made for Julie, fitted from a string she sent him, doesn't fit his bride.
* GilliganCut: Louis and Marion have to get a car. He wants to get the gray car, to be more inconspicuous (they are fleeing after killing a man). She says no, she wants the zippy red car. He says "No, Marion, ''gray''." The next scene shows them flying down the road in the zippy red convertible.
* GoldDigger: Marion.[[spoiler:She She gets married with Louis under a false identity to steal his money. Whether she did it voluntarily or under pressure of Richard is left ambiguous.]]
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* LetThePastBurn: Upon discovering that Marion has stolen his entire fortune, some 28 million francs, Louis throws all her lingerie into the fire. Unfortunately for him he doesn't stick to this resolution.
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion.[[spoiler:She She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée.]] He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits commits a murder]] murder and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
* GilliganCut: Louis and Marion have to get a car. He wants to get the gray car, to be more inconspicuous (they are fleeing after killing a man). She says no, she wants the zippy red car. He says "No, Marion, ''gray''." The next scene shows them flying down the road in the zippy red convertible.
* GoldDigger: Marion.
* LetThePastBurn: Upon discovering that Marion has stolen his entire fortune, some 28 million francs, Louis throws all her lingerie into the fire. Unfortunately for him he doesn't stick to this resolution.
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion.
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* OutlawCouple: After Louis meets Marion again in Antibes and Marion confesses her crimes, he decides to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] to protect her. Until the end, they are on the run from the law.
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* OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: Ends with Marion and Louis tramping off through the snow on foot, headed to the nearby border, sneaking into Switzerland.
* OutlawCouple: After Louis meets Marion again in Antibes and Marion confesses her crimes, he decides to live underground with her. Some time later, he even[[spoiler:commits commits a murder]] murder to protect her. Until the end, they are on the run from the law.
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* SecretlyWealthy: In his letters, Louis did not tell Julie that he owned the tobacco plantation. [[spoiler:Julie inquired and discovered it by herself.]]
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* SpottingTheThread: Louis realizes that [[spoiler:the woman he lives with is not Julie]] when he opens Julie's trunk and finds objects that could not belong to her, like a statuette of the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, it is already to late.
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* SpottingTheThread: Louis realizes that [[spoiler:the the woman he lives with is not Julie]] Julie when he opens Julie's trunk and finds objects that could not belong to her, like a statuette of the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, it is already to late.
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* VoiceoverLetter: A VoiceoverLetter from Julie's sister, wondering why she hasn't heard from Julie and threatening to call the police, is supplemented with her floating head superimposed over the letter as Louis reads it.
* ZipMeUp: Julie/Marion deliberately unbuttons her dress so she can ask Louis to zip it up as a seduction tactic.
* ZipMeUp: Julie/Marion deliberately unbuttons her dress so she can ask Louis to zip it up as a seduction tactic.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La Sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich. ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La Sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich.Creator/CornellWoolrich. ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La sirène Sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich. ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on a ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich. ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: When Louis confronts her in a hotel, Marion tells him about his past (she is an orphan, she was in jail...) to justify her acts.
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* ContrievedCoincidence: When Marion disappears, Louis decides to go to France. By chance, Marion is also in France. She even works in a nightclub that is close to the place where Louis is recuperating.
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** Louis goes to the movie to see ''Arizona Jim''. In ''Film/TheCrimeOfMonsieurLange'' (1936), the protagonist writes Western stories named ''The Adventures of Arizona Jim''.
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** Louis goes to the movie to see ''Arizona Jim''. In ''Film/TheCrimeOfMonsieurLange'' ''[[Film/TheCrimeOfMonsieurLange The Crime of Monsieur Lange]]'' (1936), the protagonist writes Western stories named ''The Adventures of Arizona Jim''.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La sirène du Mississipi'') is a 1969 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on a ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich. ''Film/OriginalSin'' ''[[Film/OriginalSin2001 Original Sin]]'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
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* SecretlyWealthy: In his letters, Louis did not tell Julie that he owned the tobacco plantation. [[spoiler:Julie inquired and discovered it by herself.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still steals her money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
* ChekhovsGun: Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
* ChekhovsGun: Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Marion and the other dancers of the nightclub wear such costumes. Louis asks Marion to cover herself when he meets her.
* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she stillsteals her money [[spoiler:steals his money]] as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him.[[spoiler:poison him]]. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
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** Julie's trunk is brought to the house of Louis. It becomes significant later, when Louis opens it and realizes that [[spoiler:the woman he lives with is not Julie, because the objects inside could not belong to her]].
** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder thedetective]].detective]].
* CoincidentalBroadcast: In the sanitarium, Louis watches TV and the program is about the opening of a nightclub where his disappeared wife now works.
* ContrievedCoincidence: When Marion disappears, Louis decides to go to France. By chance, Marion is also in France. She even works in a nightclub that is close to the place where Louis is recuperating.
* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still
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** Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the
* CoincidentalBroadcast: In the sanitarium, Louis watches TV and the program is about the opening of a nightclub where his disappeared wife now works.
* ContrievedCoincidence: When Marion disappears, Louis decides to go to France. By chance, Marion is also in France. She even works in a nightclub that is close to the place where Louis is recuperating.
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* TheMark: Louis is the mark of Marion and Richard, who set up a plan to steal his money.
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* SpottingTheThread: Louis realizes that [[spoiler:the woman he lives with is not Julie]] when he opens Julie's trunk and finds objects that could not belong to her, like a statuette of the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, it is already to late.
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''Mississipi Mermaid'' (in French ''La sirène du Mississipi'') is a 196 French film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut and starring Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/CatherineDeneuve and Creator/MichelBouquet. It is based on a ''Waltz into Darkness'', a 1947 novel by Cornell Woolrich. ''Film/OriginalSin'' (2001) is a ForeignRemake of this film.
Louis Mahé (Belmondo) is a rich man who lives on Réunion Island. He is the owner of a tobacco plantation. He places a small ad to find his soulmate. After a regular correspondence with Julie Roussel, a woman who lives in New Caledonia, he invites her to come to Réunion Island to get married with him. Louis goes to the port to meet her, but the woman who comes off the boat (Deneuve) does not look like the one on the picture Louis had received. She pretends that she sent the picture of a friend to protect herself. Louis believes her and some time later they get married.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still steals her money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
* ChekhovsGun: Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
* DisposingOfABody: After the murder of the private investigator, [[spoiler:Louis and Marion]] dig a hole in the cellar to hide the body. Some time later, a flooding reveals the presence of the corpse.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that [[spoiler:she is Julie Roussel, then she steals his money]]. Even after he realizes that she manipulated him, he cannot help but giving into her charms.
* GoldDigger: Marion. [[spoiler:She gets married with Louis under a false identity to steal his money. Whether she did it voluntarily or under pressure of Richard is left ambiguous.]]
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. [[spoiler:She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée.]] He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
* OutlawCouple: After Louis meets Marion again in Antibes and Marion confesses her crimes, he decides to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] to protect her. Until the end, they are on the run from the law.
* PrivateDetective: Louis and Berthe hires a private detective to find back Marion after she disappeared.
* RunForTheBorder: After the police raid their flat in Lyon, Louis and Marion try to get to Switzerland to escape from the law.
* ShoutOut:
** Louis goes to the movie to see ''Arizona Jim''. In ''Film/TheCrimeOfMonsieurLange'' (1936), the protagonist writes Western stories named ''The Adventures of Arizona Jim''.
** Louis and Marion go to the movie to see ''Film/JohnnyGuitar''.
** In the mountain hut, Louis reads ''La Peau de chagrin'' by Creator/HonoreDeBalzac.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: In the mountain hut, Marion puts rat poison in Louis's coffee. Louis realizes it.
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Louis Mahé (Belmondo) is a rich man who lives on Réunion Island. He is the owner of a tobacco plantation. He places a small ad to find his soulmate. After a regular correspondence with Julie Roussel, a woman who lives in New Caledonia, he invites her to come to Réunion Island to get married with him. Louis goes to the port to meet her, but the woman who comes off the boat (Deneuve) does not look like the one on the picture Louis had received. She pretends that she sent the picture of a friend to protect herself. Louis believes her and some time later they get married.
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!!''Mississipi Mermaid'' provides examples of:
* AmbiguousSituation: The true role of Marion in the murder of [[spoiler:Julie]] is left ambiguous, as well as her true feelings for Louis. She claims [[spoiler:that Richard killed Julie and forced her to pretend she was Julie]], but she might have participated voluntarily in Richard's plan. She also claims that she loves Louis, but she still steals her money as soon as she gets the opportunity (she claims that Richard forced her to do it). In the end, she even tries to poison him. Is it because she is desperate and angry at him or because she realizes that she cannot squeeze money out of him any more?
* ChekhovsGun: Louis buys a gun to kill Marion, but he does not use it since he forgives her. Some time later, the gun becomes significant because Louis uses it [[spoiler:to murder the detective]].
* DisposingOfABody: After the murder of the private investigator, [[spoiler:Louis and Marion]] dig a hole in the cellar to hide the body. Some time later, a flooding reveals the presence of the corpse.
* FemmeFatale: Marion. Louis falls in love with her as soon as he meets her, but she tells him that [[spoiler:she is Julie Roussel, then she steals his money]]. Even after he realizes that she manipulated him, he cannot help but giving into her charms.
* GoldDigger: Marion. [[spoiler:She gets married with Louis under a false identity to steal his money. Whether she did it voluntarily or under pressure of Richard is left ambiguous.]]
* LoveMartyr: Louis falls in love with Marion. [[spoiler:She steals his money. Then Louis discovers that she lied about her identity and that she is complicit in the murder of his ex-fiancée.]] He still decides to forgive her and to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] and sacrifice what remained of his fortune to protect her. In the end, Marion tries to poison him, but he still forgives her.
* OutlawCouple: After Louis meets Marion again in Antibes and Marion confesses her crimes, he decides to live underground with her. Some time later, he even [[spoiler:commits a murder]] to protect her. Until the end, they are on the run from the law.
* PrivateDetective: Louis and Berthe hires a private detective to find back Marion after she disappeared.
* RunForTheBorder: After the police raid their flat in Lyon, Louis and Marion try to get to Switzerland to escape from the law.
* ShoutOut:
** Louis goes to the movie to see ''Arizona Jim''. In ''Film/TheCrimeOfMonsieurLange'' (1936), the protagonist writes Western stories named ''The Adventures of Arizona Jim''.
** Louis and Marion go to the movie to see ''Film/JohnnyGuitar''.
** In the mountain hut, Louis reads ''La Peau de chagrin'' by Creator/HonoreDeBalzac.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: In the mountain hut, Marion puts rat poison in Louis's coffee. Louis realizes it.
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