The Elders of Saint-Loup
1950 · 1h 30m · Drama
A murder mystery wrapped in French boarding school nostalgia sounds promising, but a 6.0 IMDb score suggests the execution falls flat. Unless you're a completist for European mysteries or have a specific craving for this exact premise, skip it—there are better ways to spend your evening.
Plot
Due to financial problems, the boarding-school of Saint-Loup is on the verge of closing its doors. In desperation, Jacquelin, the headmaster, has the idea to invite former students to a fund-raising reunion. Among the alumni, three men whose common point is to have been in love at the time with the headmaster's niece. One is a banker, the second a priest and the last one a globetrotter. All of a sudden, the peace of the assembly is disturbed: Jacquelin's niece has just been murdered.