Claude Chabrol

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in...

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.

1951. André Bazin and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze founded "Cahiers du cinéma". With contributions from self-taught filmmakers (Jean-Luc Godard,...

In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her...

In just ten films, Maurice Pialat painfully rose to the top of the cinema, draining into his legend a mad demand for truth as much as memorable fury...

Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers...

Eckhart Schmidt interviews Claude Chabrol.

Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.

Episodes in the lives of two country girls at school in Paris and their opinions.

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol...

You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous directors and sexy women are doting on you because...

An old con-man fakes an illness and takes advantage of the kindness of one of his nurses.

"Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12, 1981 and September 19, 1987 on the TF1 channel,...

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the...

Documentary about the making of French director Claude Chabrol's first film Le Beau Serge in 1958.

The widow of a murdered undercover NATO officer in Greece is the prime suspect in his killing. She finds herself embroiled in a bigger conspiracy...

Claude Ventura's documentary Chambre 12, Hotel de Suede, was made for the French television channel Arte in 1993. Ventura checks into room twelve in...

This film noir tends to stay within very conventional plot lines, as the narration by the main protagonist, private detective Eugene Tarpon...

In a cabin of the deep of the forest, a child and his father lead a wild and hard life in utmost isolation. The child grows up fearing and admiring...

A crime story set in Paris about a Bonnie-and-Clyde couple -- how they got together and how they are pursued for a murder they never committed.

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates...

Claire de La Tour Picquet shares her life between her husband, the successful novelist William Brandeis, and her lover, Jacques Lalouet, William's...

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring Claude...

Made for "Cinéma, de notre temps" series. In a peaceful residence near the Loire River, Chabrol raised his favorite characters : monsters. In this...

Speaking as scenes from Anatahan are shown, for which he directed, photographed, wrote, and provided voiceover narration, film director Josef von...

Michel Martenot (Louis Velle) works in a bank consumption, is recommended and intended for children. His professional skills were appreciated by his...

A short documentary in the Chaplin Today series about Chaplin's "Monsieur Verdoux." Includes an interview with Claude Chabrol, whose 1963 film...

When he inherits the family house and property after his mother's death, aspiring novelist Fane returns home with his bimbo girlfriend Lilas. He must...

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director...

A boy buys earplugs to block out the shouting of his constantly quarreling parents, but his innocent act has tragic results.

Documentary exploring the formidable life and career of Italian film star Sophia Loren. With interviews with the actress herself, as well as thoughts...

A playwright has to murder if he does not want to be murdered.

Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.

Nine comedians meet at the Acteurs Anonymes, a rehab center for acting, lost in the heart of Aveyron.

A failed actress sinks into neurosis and mythomania. To give relief to her dismal existence, she engages in all kinds of activities ranging from...

In Paris, the young photographer Ferdinand falls in love with Claire, a pickpocket. Shortly after, he is assaulted because he took pictures of the...

Documentary about the making of Maurice Pialat's 1969 film "L'Enfance nue" (Naked Childhood).

Victor and Suzanne are a couple at odds about commitment. Suzanne needs more reassurance from Victor about the future of their relationship. He is a...

With her parents away, Anne-Marie drops her studies to spend eight days in Saint-Tropez with her friend Jean-Paul. They are soon caught up in the...

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in...

Six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by six directors. St. Germain des Pres (Douchet), Gare du Nord (Rouch), Rue St. Denis (Pollet), and...

In this program, directed by Jean Pierre Devillers, actor Isabelle Huppert and director Claude Chabrol reflect on their special bond as collaborators...

Elisa and Eric are two teenage war orphans. They change their apartment on the outskirts of the city into a photo-studio to make a living, and they...

Documenatry about the films of Douglas Sirk.

The kidnapping of a plump billionaire's dog by a deaf-mute and 2 ketamine addicts goes wrong. The wealthy woman takes advantage of the situation to...

A tale of sexual encounters of one woman and several friends, family members and acquaintances, as seen (and told) from the perspective of a pair of...

The Tiger is sent to oversee the excavation of a sunken ship. While busy to retrieve the gold tresure in it, he is constantly thwarted by...

A short documentary about Georges Franju.

The French Secret Services are out to recover some secret documents stolen from a Russian cultural attaché, while he struggles to prove his...

The boyfriend of Isabelle has just committed suicide. Therefore Isabelle roams the streets of Paris until she decides to change her life radically...

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status...

Francois Marboni is a butcher who is being blackmailed for having an affair with the prostitute Rachel in this black comedy. He decides to hire a hit...

A young man being schizophrenic remission is seen taken by an obsession for bikes. He remembers a childhood where they exit traumatized by his...

On a work assignment in Germany, failed journalist Albin crosses paths with Andreas, a successful writer, and his wife Hélène, who quickly becomes...

In this mystery, a nouveau-riche Frenchman returns to his Parisian home after finding a fortune in Africa. He is looking for a wife and begins...

Comedy about a self-made woman in Paris contemplating the idea of suicide at first, then murder.

Twenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow directors and writers, a neighbor, and boyhood friends - talk...

A cuckolded husband is oblivious to his fed-up wife and her lover in this farcical menage à trois.

Legendary French film director and Nouvelle Vague co-founder Claude Chabrol takes us back to the mid-fifties, when he and then-fellow film critic...

Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television documentary explores the earliest years of Alfred Hitchcock's...

As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker, director, producer, actor, novelist, ladies' man and...

An innocent woman falls prey to her abusive husband, his wealthy father and a shady family friend.

Known for what must be the cheapest and cheesiest of the indie film world, Troma films takes on Cannes with gallons of fake blood, the Tronettes, and...

Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger entrusts her with false jewels that contain a virus...

Spring 2004, a house with a large garden welcomes filmmaker Claude Chabrol. He is about to celebrate his 54 films and 74 years of age. Thomas...

A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in this comedy anthology by Jean Curtelin....

Some time after marrying a sensual girl, Pozdnychev realizes the only link to his spouse is that of physical love. When a violinist with whom his...

Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.

A group of university students in Paris dream of a night of love with Suzon, whose rates are staggering. To raise the money, they organize a lottery...

Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her...

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story is about a feminist struggle, albeit atypical,...

An account of the life and work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol (1930-2010), a sybarite Buddha, a furtive anarchist, an insolent lover of life.

A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.

After trying a job as a stripper in a Barcelona carnival, Eva (Aure Attika) is ready for something new, so she heads over to France and becomes the...

Three men come together to plot a cunning plan. 67-year-old Auguste is tired of going to balls, where his wife, always drunk, berates him.

The artistic career of American actress Mia Farrow has been that of a passionate and committed woman who became the embodiment of a special kind of...

A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local...

She and Claude Chabrol formed one of the most prolific couples in the history of cinema. Through their relationship, and through film clips, reports...

Illustrated by numerous archives and unpublished testimonies in France, this documentary traces the progress of the aborted edition of the Cannes...

Serge Toubiana spent a year in the company of Isabelle Huppert. Where she went, he followed. Huppert is an around-the-clock actress so she doesn't...

For the first time, filmed by psychoanalyst Gérard Miller, famous and ordinary patients speak in a documentary about their “first session” of...