Claude Chabrol

  • Claude Chabrol – La ligne de démarcation (1966)

    1961-1970Claude ChabrolDramaFranceWar

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    A small village in the Jura is divided by the river Loue which marks the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary plays a hand in supporting the French resistance. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance…Read More »

  • Claude Chabrol – Le beau Serge (1958)

    1951-1960ArthouseClaude ChabrolDramaFrance

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    Of the hallowed group of Cahiers du cinéma critics turned filmmakers who transformed French film history, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His absorbing landmark debut, Le beau Serge, follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean-Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gerard Blain)—now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic—and the provincial life he represents. The remarkable and stark Le beau Serge heralded the arrival of a cinematic titan who would go on to craft provocative, entertaining films for five more decades.Read More »

  • Claude Chabrol – L’oeil du malin AKA The Third Lover (1962)

    1961-1970ArthouseClaude ChabrolDramaFrance

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    André Mercier, is a failed, embittered writer, working under the pen name Albin Mercier. On a journalism gig in Germany, his path crosses with that of Andreas Hartmann, another writer, who’s managed to make a living for himself. The successful Andreas is married to Hélène, a beautiful Frenchwoman, who quickly becomes the apple of Mercier’s eye. While Andreas is off on a business trip, Mercier tries to seduce Hélène to make her his lover and, eventually, take over Andreas’ life.Read More »

  • Claude Chabrol – Monsieur Saint-Saëns (1978) (DVD)

    1971-1980Claude ChabrolFranceTV

    Episode of the TV serial “Il était musicien”.
    Imaginary adventure of musician Sans Saens. It shows the lack of will of a society. Isabelle Huppert plays a role as a young revolutionnary.Read More »

  • Claude Chabrol – Les Bonnes Femmes aka The Good Time Girls (1960)

    1951-1960Claude ChabrolDramaFranceRomance

    Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Rita has a fiance whose family is obsessed with social distinction; Jane has a boy-friend in the army, but does not hesitate to enjoy herself with chance encounters; Ginette has a mysterious passion that keeps her away from her colleagues at nights. Jacqueline is lonely; but who is that mysterious bike-rider who is constantly following her?Read More »

  • Juan Luis Buñuel & Claude Chabrol – Fantômas (1980)

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    This miniseries based on the Fantomas novels of Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre, takes the Fantomas character back to his sinister roots. After the comedic Andre Hunabelle films of the 60s, filmmakers Claude Charbrol and Juan Bunuel went back to the original books for their inspiration. The results are magnificent. The series is a reinvestigation of the pulp roots of the character, while infusing the surreal, dreamlike qualities that the original texts inspired in the works of Juan Gris, Rene Magritte and Luis Bunuel (who is referenced, along with Apollinaire, in the first episode.)Read More »

  • Claude Chabrol – Les fantômes du chapelier AKA The Hatter’s Ghost (1982)

    Drama1981-1990Claude ChabrolCrimeFrance

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    In this murder mystery, a homicidal maniac goes on a killing spree beginning with his wife. He then kills six of her friends and is preparing to murder a seventh when the intended victim dies naturally. As a substitute, he murders his favorite hooker, leading the police right to him.Read More »

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