La Veuve Couderc (1971)

A thug who is on the run takes his refuge in a widow's farm.

Excellent Simenon adaptation is less crime thriller and rather a moving psychological drama with a tinge of romance.

Simone Signoret

La vie devant soi (1977)

Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walk-up in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes.

From memory: Powerful melancholic tale is further enhanced by Simone Signoret's mesmerizing performance.

Halliwell (no star): "Splendidly acted but basically dreary fable twisted from a novel which took the child's point of view."

Maltin**1/2: "Signoret's magnetic performance gives substance to interesting but aimless film..."

Simone Signoret

(ph: Serge Lido)

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Signoret

Games (1967)

A young couple who are into kinky "mind games" get more than they bargained for when a mysterious woman comes into their lives.

Mémoires pour Simone (1986)

TV documentary as a tribute to Simone Signoret.

Sensitive and insightful homage, more essay than docuemtary, typical for Chris Marker's style of approach.

Les diaboliques (1955)

The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women.

A classic horror mystery melodrama that stills manages to thrill and shock; masterfully executed in all departments.

Halliwell***: "Highly influential, suspenseful and scary thriller with a much-copied twist typical of its authors. Slow to start and shabby-looking as befits its grubby school setting, it gathers momentum with the murder and turns the screw with fine professionalism."

Maltin***1/2: "Classic ciller builds slowly, surely to final quarter hour that will drive you right up the wall. A must."