Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Mississippi Mermaid is François Truffaut's 1969 romantic thriller pairing obsession with betrayal. It's adapted from William Irish's noir novel, starring Catherine Deneuve opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo. The story follows a mail-order marriage that spirals into deception and danger. Deneuve's icy elegance anchors the film's slow unraveling of trust. CelebMasta's archive holds 1 scene from the film, a glimpse of Deneuve baring skin. It adds a charged undercurrent to the couple's fraught dynamic.