简介：Thisfilmstartsoutlikealotofespionagethrillers:aninnocentmanwitnessesamurderandfindshimselfmixedupinadeadlyintrigueofspiesandcounter-spies.Amovieofthissortcaneasilybecomeinfuriatinglycomplicatedorjustplainsilly.Atworstitcanbeboth,asforexampleJacquesDeray'searlierspythriller"Aveclapeaudesautres",whichalsostarredLinoVentura. "Unpapillonsurl'épaule"worksbetterbecauseitneverfullygivesupitsmystery.Weknowthatsomethingsinisterisafootandwecanmakesomeintelligentguesses,butthethingisneverspelledoutforus.LinoVenturaislikeAlice(apaunchy,middle-agedAlice)whotumblesdownarabbit-holeandwakesupinaworldthat'snotquitethesameasbefore,whereno-onebelieveshimorcanexplainwhat'shappeningandwhereinnocuous-lookingstrangerssuddenlytakeonamenacingsignificance. Thewhiterabbitofthisparticularlooking-glassworldisplayedbyClaudineAuger,aslinkyspywhokeepswhizzingupinabatteredcartodispensegnomicadviceandwarnings.PaulCrauchet,whoactedwithVenturanineyearsearlierinMelville's"L'Arméedesombres",playsalunaticinpyjamaswithanimaginarytalkingbutterflyonhisshoulderandascarecrowinhisbed. Itsoundsbizarreanditis,butIlikedit.Ventura,whostarredinplentyofespionagethrillersinhiscareer,isbelievableandsympathetic;theSpanishlocationsareusedtogreateffect;andJacquesDeray'sassureddirectionfeedsthesuspenseandparanoia,hiscamerapeeringaroundcornersandthroughdoorwaysandwindows(onemurderiswitnessedthroughrevolvingdoors).Anenjoyablethrillerandamust-seeforVenturafans.(kinsayder-IMDB).…