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"Mississippi Mermaid"
1969
Directed by Francois Truffaut

Jean-Paul Belmondo plays a wealthy industrialist living on the island of La Reunion, who orders a bride by mail and receives, in place of his intended, the beautiful Catherine Deneuve and a flimsy (but apparently acceptable) explanation. The imposter soon absconds with his bank account and leads him into a murky drama of missing persons and murder. What comes out of this strange mix is a surprisingly powerful adult love story. French with English subtitles.
123 minutes.