Le Crime of the Orient-Express

A disturbing and amusing stroll inside the most famous of trains… In this story taken from the famous novel by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot takes the Orient-Express to return from Istanbul to London, but as the train finds itself blocked by snow in the Yugoslav mountains, a murder is committed. The passengers are all suspects and the famous detective embarks on a race against time to identify the killer before they strike again. A train full of remarkable suspects and an alibi for each, it is the perfect mystery for Hercule Poirot, an atypical, cunning, and Belgian investigator! Agatha Christie, whose extent of know-how we know, leads the plot with an almost mathematical mastery. This great lady of suspense, with her legendary precision, confuses the tracks and intertwines the threads of the story in a certain dramatic progression, only to reveal the solution with a deliberate slowness and an almost demonic skill. She captivates us with her logic, her mystery, and her atmosphere and deploys extraordinary psychological knowledge. The adaptation by Ken Ludwig, undoubtedly the most famous contemporary American playwright, skillfully manages the puzzle of Agatha Christie, moving us quickly from one revelation to another. A first-class journey!