Plot Summary:Mob boss and highway developer Vincent Padovani is hosting a dinner party at his luxurious home celebrating the opening of the new Trans-Quebec highway he just finished work on. In attendance are the Quebec MP who awarded the contract, his secretary and legal adviser, an out-of-work hitman, and the mayor of Montreal. Two events occur that threaten to disturb the evening: first, they learn from a journalist of a planned protest of the highway by a group of people who had their houses demolished during the construction. Second is the return of Padovani's estranged wife, Rejeanne, who left him for a rival mob boss. She shows up unannounced and begging to see her children and Padovani is left no choice but to handle the situation.
沉稳极简的政治黑帮片。构图冷静锐利富古典美感，镜头调度上正反打的不对称极有想法，人物尤其是魁北克女性罕见的优雅精致有魅力。六七十年代真是魁北克电影的巅峰，如是特点如今已消失殆尽。看此片才能理解丹尼斯阿康特当年在戛纳为何受到高度赞誉，而今他已堕落为以拍风光片为生。