Le Rouge Est Mis (aka Speaking Of Murder) (1957)

The owner (Jean Gabin) of a Paris garage is a front for a ruthless robbery gang. Complications arise when his ex-con brother (Marcel Bozzuffi) comes home and attempts to rehabilitate his life. Based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton and directed by Gilles Grangier (LE DISORDRE ET LA NUIT). The film departs from the usual noir-ish French crime film in that crime takes a backseat while there's an emphasis on family, specifically the two brothers played by Gabin and Bozzuffi and how their relationship plays out to its tragic end. Two other characters are of interest: the suspicious trigger happy thug played by Lino Ventura and the scheming tart played by Annie Girardot. It took awhile before I saw where the movie was going but it was worth the wait. A decent addition to the French cinematic crime canon. With Paul Frankeur, Albert Dinan and Jean Pierre Mocky.