My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)

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Country: France
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Release: 1986-03-05
Director: Jacques Rouffio
Writers: Georges Conchon , Jacques Rouffio
Language: French
Stars: Michel Serrault , Michel Piccoli , Jean Carmet , Juliette Binoche , Milva , Jean-Pierre Bisson , Tom Novembre , Isabelle Petit-Jacques , Agnès Garreau , Jean-Paul Roussillon
Runtime: 95 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: They've Killed Her! (United Kingdom) , Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (France, French Republic) , Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur , Mój szwagier zabił moją siostrę (Poland) , My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Plot: This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well, making it more of an exercise in verbal gymnastics than a narrative with a mission. Esther is a veterinarian who is certain that her sister has been murdered by her brother-in-law. She convinces two members of the Academie Francaise, the prestigious institution that protects the virginity of the French language, to investigate. Both men are enamored of the woman and are quite willing to enter into competition for her favors. As might be expected from academicians of any ilk, they are inept at digging into a murder mystery and bumble their way through one incident after another. Corpses continue to pile up (not in front of the camera, however) while the two men are sidetracked by their interest in language. Given their positions, they do not want that murdered either.
IMDB:tt0089613