About the movie: year - Awards /: Cannes Film Festival1 / 1989 / 1 hour 21 min.drama / thriller / crime / The the plot of the movie "Monsieur Hire": Adaptation of the novel "The Engagement of Monsieur Hire" by the famous detective author Georges Simenon. A lonely bachelor, Monsieur Ire is a quiet and inconspicuous man, but at the same time arouses suspicion in those around him. He likes to watch his neighbor Alice, a young girl who lives across the street. Monsieur Ire spends long hours at the window. However, one day during a thunderstorm, his face is illuminated by lightning and Alice notices the man. She comes to her neighbor's house to find out why he is spying on her. And the quiet one reveals itself from an unexpected side.