Netherlands / Feb 08, 2026 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Misanthropic novelist François writes gripping crime stories – “Agatha Christie meets The Scarlet Pimpernel” – but outside of the swashbuckling imaginary world of his Marquis la Rose-novels, life is far from thrilling. His partner Colette, a professor at the Sorbonne and world-renowned expert on Alfred Hitchcock, is tired of watching François sit around their apartment in his pyjamas and yearns for the excitement of the classic films she watches with her students. When Colette begins to suspect their flamboyant actor neighbour of murdering his wife, the couple’s mundane lives are turned upside down – and their stale relationship is jolted back to life.
Genres
ComedyDramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Crime du 3e étage |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Jerico, SND, Jerico Films, Vendôme Films |
| Release date | 11 marzo 2026 |
| Production | Eric Jehelmann, Philippe Rousselet, Luc Bricault |
| Writer | Rémi Bezançon |
| Editing | Sophie Reine, Sophie Fourdrinoy, Sébastien Mingam, Aurélien Motard |
| Cinematography | Pierre Cottereau |
| Assistant directors | Emmanuel Gomes de Araujo, Joséphine Harel, Marie Vasselet, Rémi Bezançon, Isabelle Thévenet |
| Lighting | Loïc Bouladjat, Eloi Perrin, Olivier Pilorget, Zakary Pilorget |
| Camera operators | Pierre Cottereau |
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| Additional photography | Pierre Cottereau |
| Production design | Maamar Ech-Cheikh, Nicolas Brisset, Ivan Desru, Cyril Péré, Antoine Dore |
| Art direction | Nicolas Brisset, Antoine Dore, Ivan Desru, Cyril Péré |
| Set decoration | Nicolas Brisset, Ivan Desru, Cyril Péré, Antoine Dore |
| Stunts | Dominique Fouassier |
| Music | Mathieu Chatagnon, Jonathan Martins, Moritz Reich |
| Sound | Mathieu Chatagnon, Jonathan Martins, Moritz Reich |
| Costume design | Marie-Laure Lasson, Anna Lalay, Emma Chicotot, Aude Cogrel, Romaric Colombini, Clara Defois, Margaux Rousse-Malpat, Sandrine Monnerie, Véronique Nguyen, Céline Roux |
| Makeup | Emma Chicotot, Romaric Colombini, Véronique Nguyen, Anna Lalay, Aude Cogrel, Clara Defois, Margaux Rousse-Malpat, Sandrine Monnerie, Céline Roux, Marie-Laure Lasson |
| Hairstyling | Margaux Rousse-Malpat, Anna Lalay, Emma Chicotot, Aude Cogrel, Romaric Colombini, Clara Defois, Sandrine Monnerie, Véronique Nguyen, Céline Roux, Marie-Laure Lasson |
Release dates
Premiere
Hong Kong / May 21, 2026 / French May Cinema Programme 2026
Theatrical release
France / Mar 11, 2026
Italy / Apr 16, 2026
Spain / May 22, 2026
Kazakhstan / Jun 04, 2026
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Russia / Jun 04, 2026
Germany / Jan 14, 2027
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