The Clockmaker of St. Paul 1973  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Yves Afonso, Julien Bertheau, William Sabatier, Jacques Hilling, Clotilde Joano, Andree Tainsy, Sylvain Rougerie, Cecile Vassort, Christine Pascal
Michel Descombes (Philippe Noiret) is a clockmaker who lives with his son. One day when a policeman shows up at his doorstep and states that Michel's son, Bernard (Sylvain Rougerie) has committed murder and is on the lam, he realizes that he doesn't know much about his own son. Michel must reevaluate his life and beliefs after Bernard is captured and expresses no remorse over his actions since the man deserved to be killed. Excellent performance by Noiret.
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Wedding in Blood 1973  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Mystery
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Stephane Audran, Clotilde Joano, Eliana De Santis, Claude Pieplu, Daniel Lecourtois, Ermanno Casanova, Pippo Merisi, Francois Robert, Henri Berger
Deputy Mayor Pierre's (Michel Piccoli) wife is sickly, and Paul starts an affair with the mayor's wife (Stephane Audran). The mayor finds out about the affair, Pierre's wife dies, and the mystery begins.
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 Z 1969  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, Francois Perier, Pierre Dux, Bernard Fresson, Renato Salvatori, Marcel Bozzuffi, Gorges Geret, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noel, Clotilde Joano, Habib Reda
On his way to giving a speech opposing the use of the atomic bomb, Greek pacifist Z (Yves Montand) is attacked by right-wing political extremists. The police have done little to protect Z, and, later, when Z is killed after being clubbed on the head, the police also had not protected him. The Examining Magistrate (Jean-Luis Trintignant) is appointed to look into the matter and finds that there was, indeed, a cover-up involving the police. The film is based on the 1963 killing of Gregorios Lambrakis and employs flashbacks as a tool for intrigue. "Z" won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Picture and Editing and was nominated for Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1973)
2. Wedding in Blood (1973)
3. Z (1969)
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