Stéphane Audran
Chabrol's career began with "Le Beau Serge" (1958), inspired by Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943). Thrillers became something of a trademark for Chabrol, with an approach characterized by a distanced objectivity. This is especially apparent in "Les Biches" (1968), "La Femme infidèle" (1969), and "Le Boucher" (1970) – all featuring Stéphane Audran, who was his wife at the time.