Cite De La Peur May 2026
The film’s lead actress is a gorgeous but talentless starlet named (Chantal Lauby). Her dialogue is laughably bad, her acting is wooden, and the film’s plot makes no sense: a killer wearing a diving mask murders people with a claw hammer while a detective repeats, "The murderer is the one who kills people." The "Murderer" Arrives During the screening, a strange man in a diving mask and wetsuit—exactly like the killer in Red Is Dead —walks into the theater. But instead of a claw hammer, he’s carrying a baguette . He walks up to a film critic and beats him to death with the bread. No one is sure if it’s part of the film’s promotional stunt or a real murder.
If you haven’t seen it, imagine Airplane! or The Naked Gun but made by French comedians who hate pretentious cinema. That’s Cité de la peur . cite de la peur
It’s not a “long story” in the literary sense (like a novel), but rather a parody of crime thrillers and film industry tropes. However, I can tell you the as a long, detailed narrative. The film’s lead actress is a gorgeous but
Simon accuses Serge. Serge, flustered, admits he wrote the script. But then Serge accuses Agnès. Agnès accuses the caterer. It’s a mess. Finally, through a series of absurd deductions (including a clue about a rare type of breadcrumb found at every crime scene), Simon realizes the truth. He walks up to a film critic and
The killer is (played by the director of the real film, Alain Berberian, in a cameo). Why? Because the director was furious that Serge had rewritten his script, turning his serious psychological thriller into a stupid horror-comedy. So, he decided to literally kill the film by murdering people in the most ridiculous way possible—with a baguette—to make the whole project a laughingstock.