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La Route de Corinthe 1968 2 stars

    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Who's Got the Black Box?

Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Christian Marquand, Michel Bouquet, Saro Urzi, Antonio Passalia, Paolo Giusti, Claude Chabrol, Steve Eckhardt, Romain Gary

  Mysterious black boxes are jamming American radars in Greece, and one NATO agent has already been killed during the hunt for the boxes. The agent's widow, Shanny (Jean Seberg), is framed for the killing, but her husband's ex-boss gets her released. The romp begins when Shanny teams with her late husband's ex-partner, Dex (Maurice Ronet), to find the boxes.

Le Boucher 1969 3 stars

    PG, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Mystery
aka: The Butcher

Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pasquale Ferone, Mario Beccara, William Guerault, Roger Rudel

  Helene (Stephane Audran) and Popaul (Jean Yanne) meet at a wedding and are interested in each other–until murders take place, and Helene finds Popaul's lighter at the scene.

The Scarlet Lady 1968 2 stars

    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jean Valere
Cast: Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein, Claudio Brook, Albert Simono, Lucien Raimbourg, Monique Melinand, Simone Bach, Robert Rollis, Sabine Sun, Colette Gerard, Antonio Passalia

  Lucie (Monica Vitti) decides to kill herself after breaking up with her boyfriend (Robert Hossein). But first, she gets drunk on champagne. Then she continues her drinking while thinking it over, finally coming to the conclusion that no man is worth the trouble of committing suicide. Harmless, black comedy.

Movie Quick Pick

1. La Route de Corinthe (1968)
aka: Who's Got the Black Box?
2. Le Boucher (1969)
aka: The Butcher
3. The Scarlet Lady (1968)

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