Bad Girls 1968  R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Les Biches
The Girlfriends
The Does
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Jacqueline Sassard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nane Germon, Serge Bento, Henri Frances, Henri Attal, Dominique Zardi, Claude Chabrol
Rich and sophisticated Frederique (Stephane Audran), a bisexual, picks up a poor Bohemian, Why (Jacqueline Sassard), seduces her, and takes her to his villa in St. Tropez. While there, Why meets and falls for an architect, Paul (Jean-Louis Trintignant). Frederique also makes a play for him, and before long the two head to Paris, leaving Why to suffer alone.
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Banana Peel 1963 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Marcel Ophuls
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Marrielle, Gert Frobe, Paulette Dubost, Cathy Baieff, Bob Morel, Henri Poirier, Charles Regnier, Alain Cuny, Dominique Zardi
Con-artists Cathy (Jeanne Moreau) and Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) track down a millionaire and try to take off with his fortune while he is vacationing on the French Riviera. But, they soon discover that this millionaire is pretty crafty, and they may have met their match.
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Creezy 1973  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Elite Group
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Cast: Alain Delon, Sydne Rome, Jeanne Moreau, Claude Rich, Jean-Marc Bory, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Louis Seigner, Jacques Maury, Monique Melinand, Madeleine Ozeray, Tom Felleghy, Dominique Zardi
Julien (Alain Delon) has high political ambitions and devises plans to achieve a government post. Meanwhile, he strives to please his mistress, Creezy (Sydne Rome), while dealing with his problems, which include his radical son and a guilt complex concerning his wife who is in a mental institution. Based on an award-winning novel by Felicien Marceau.
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Delicatessen 1991  R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Cast: Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Ticky Holgado, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Karin Viard, Anne-Marie Pisani, Howard Vernon, Pascal Benezech, Rufus, Dominique Zardi, Jean-Francois Perrier, Marc Caro, Boban Janevski, Mikael Todde, Edith Ker
In a future world, after the "Big One," life is not easy, and food is in short supply. But the tenants of an old apartment complex get meat from time-to-time when the butcher provides human cutlets for his tenants. Now, along comes a young man who falls in love with the butcher's daughter. Believe it or not, this original-thinking comedy is interesting.
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Don Juan 73 1973 R, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Ms. Don Juan
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein, Mathieu Carriere, Jane Birkin, Michele Sand, Antoine Fontaine, Dominique Zardi, Samson Fainsilber, Henri Attal
Jeanne (Brigitte Bardot) is a female Don Juan who pursues love/sex with man after man, leaving ruined lives in her wake. Bardot is fun to watch in one of her later films, but it still drags.
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The Innocents with Dirty Hands 1975 R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Dirty Hands
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, Paolo Giusti, Jean Rochefort, Hans Christian Blech, Francois Perrot, Pierre Santini, Henri Attal, Serge Bento, Dominique Zardi
Two lovers, Julie (Romy Schneider) and Jeff (Paolo Giusti) kill Julie's alcoholic husband, Louis (Rod Steiger), and do NOT live happily ever after.
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Just Before Nightfall 1971 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Francois Perier, Jean Carmet, Dominique Zardi, Henri Attal, Paul Temps, Marina Ninchi, Clelia Matania, Anna Douking
Charles (Michel Bouquet) has been enjoying an affair with the wife (Anna Douking) of his best friend, Francois (Francois Perier). But, during their sadomasochistic lovemaking, Charles kills his lover. When Charles' conscience gets the better of him, he confesses to both Francois and his own wife, Helene (Stephane Audran), who fail to react with dismay.
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Le Trou 1960 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Hole
The Night Watch
Director: Jacques Becker
Cast: Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier, Marc Michel, Andre Bervil, Eddy Rasimi, Jean-Paul Coquelin, Catherine Spaak, Dominique Zardi
Director Jacques Becker used non-professional actors in this excellent prison-break story. A man (Marc Michel) awaiting trial for attempting to murder his wife joins a group of men planning a jail break from Sante Prison. The details of the plan are meticulously presented, keeping you on the edge of your seat. His wife drops the attempted murder charge, and he tries to get a further reduction of charges by ratting on his cellmates.
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Les Novices 1970 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Guy Casaril
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn, Jacques Jouanneau, Noel Roquevert, Dominique Zardi, Angelo Bardi, Lucien Barjon
Sister Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) takes off to check out life on the "outside," participating in several adventures, including prostitution. Eventually she returns to her former life as a nun.
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Paris Blues 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Serge Reggiani, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Marie Versini, Moustache, Aaron Bridgers, Guy Pedersen, Helene Dieudonne, Niko, Dominique Zardi
American ex-patriots Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are jazz musicians living in Paris after World War II. They meet American tourists Lillian (Joanne Woodward) and Connie (Diahann Carroll) and fall in love. Connie convinces Eddie to return to America with her and face his fears of racism. Ram, on the other hand, has last minute doubts about leaving Paris and tells Lillian at the train station that he will not be joining her in America. Backed by Duke Ellington's jazz score, the music includes "Take the A Train," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Paris Stairs," and "Nite." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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Pierrot le fou 1965 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders, Graziella Galvani, Raymond Devos, Roger Dutoit, Samuel Fuller, Hans Meyer, Pascal Aubier, Laszlo Szabo, Henri Attal, Pierre Hanin, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Dominique Zardi
Ferdinand Griffon (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Marianne (Anna Karina), who insists on calling Ferdinand "Pierrot," try to escape past lives by heading for the Riviera in search of Marianne's rum-running brother Fred (Dirk Sanders). But, plans go awry because Marianne's gangster past of smuggling weapons ensures that an idyllic life is not to be when Marianne is pursued by mobsters.
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This Man Must Die 1969 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Killer!
The Beast Must Die
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac, Marc Di Napoli, Maurice Pialat, Louise Chevalier, Guy Marly, Lorraine Rainer, Dominique Zardi
When Charles' (Michel Duchaussoy) son is killed by a hit-and-run driver, the quiet man begins a search for the killer. His quest takes him to an actress (Caroline Cellier), with whom he has an affair, and then to the son (Marc Di Napoli) of suspected killer Paul (Jean Yanne) who runs a body shop. An excellent thriller; one of Director Claude Chabrol's best films.
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| 1. Bad Girls (1968)
aka: Les Biches
aka: The Girlfriends
aka: The Does
2. Banana Peel (1963)
3. Creezy (1973)
aka: Elite Group
4. Delicatessen (1991)
5. Don Juan 73 (1973)
aka: Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman
aka: Ms. Don Juan
6. The Innocents with Dirty Hands (1975)
aka: Dirty Hands
7. Just Before Nightfall (1971)
8. Le Trou (1960)
aka: The Hole
aka: The Night Watch
9. Les Novices (1970)
10. Paris Blues (1961)
11. Pierrot le fou (1965)
12. This Man Must Die (1969)
aka: Killer!
aka: The Beast Must Die
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