Director Henri-Georges Clouzot cast his own wife Vera as the hapless victim in this acclaimed masterpiece of the macabre. A wife plans the murder of her tyrant husband with the help of his mistress yet when his body dissappears panic and confusion ensues... The Great Suspense Film That Shocked the World... And Became A Classic.
Forbidden Games is a critically acclaimed 1952 French war film, directed by Rene Clement (Gervaise, And Hope To Die). 1940, Paulette (Brigitte Fossey), a young French girl is orphaned in a Nazi air attack during the battle of France. She is befriended by Michel (Georges Poujouly), the son of a poor farmer whose family take her in to their home to care for her. Together the two children forge a tight bond, attempting to come to terms with the realities of the death and destruction that surrounds them by creating their own reality, building their own small graveyard to bury dead animals they find. In this sealed universe they have created, Paulette and Michel live their experience and most wonderful love story. Special Features: Innocent Love Stories Under Occupation’ – Interview with Brigitte Fossey, Laurence Badie and Historian Denitza Bancheva Alternate Opening and Ending
Forbidden Games is a critically acclaimed 1952 French war film, directed by Rene Clement (Gervaise, And Hope To Die). 1940, Paulette (Brigitte Fossey), a young French girl is orphaned in a Nazi air attack during the battle of France. She is befriended by Michel (Georges Poujouly), the son of a poor farmer whose family take her in to their home to care for her. Together the two children forge a tight bond, attempting to come to terms with the realities of the death and destruction that surrounds them by creating their own reality, building their own small graveyard to bury dead animals they find. In this sealed universe they have created, Paulette and Michel live their experience and most wonderful love story. Special Features: Innocent Love Stories Under Occupation’ – Interview with Brigitte Fossey, Laurence Badie and Historian Denitza Bancheva Alternate Opening and Ending
Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (1958): In this his debut feature film director Louis Malle captures the hidden beauty of Jeanne Moreau the brilliant camerawork of Henri Decae and the musical force of Miles Davis in a tightly constructed film noir experience that launched his and Moreau's careers. Le Feu Follet (1963): Maurice Ronet stars as an alcoholic writer who upon leaving a drying-out clinic decides to commit suicide. He elects to visit all his friends to see if
In his mesmerizing debut feature film twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau the camera work of Henri Deca and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. A touchstone of the careers of both its star and director Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud) is a richly atmospheric thriller of murder and mistaken identity unfolding over one restless Parisian night.
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