Donkey Skin 1970  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux, Henri Cremieux, Sacha Pitoeff, Pierre Repp, Jean Servais, Louise Chevalier
When the queen (Catherine Deneuve) died, she made the king (Jean Marais) promise to marry a woman as beautiful as she, and he chooses his own daughter (also played by Catherine Deneuve). The daughter is not happy with this match, and a fairy (Delphine Seyrig) offers advice and helps her to escape. But, it is a prince (Jacques Perrin) who finally comes to the rescue.
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La Femme Infidele 1969  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Unfaithful Wife
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Michel Duchaussoy, Louise Chevalier, Serge Bento, Louise Rioton, Guy Marly, Henri Marteau, Francois Moro-Giafferi
Helene (Stephane Audran) is bored with her life as the wife of wealthy, insurance executive Charles (Michel Bouquet) and so starts an affair. Charles suspects that Helene is cheating on him, prompting him to hire a private detective to find out. When he gets the name of her lover, Charles calmly confronts the man and kills him, followed by getting rid of the evidence and dumping the body into a pond. The police question Helene, but she lies about the affair and when she finds a picture of her lover in Charles' pocket, she does not tell the police. In fact, Helene has a new respect for Charles. Excellent Hitchcock-like tale.
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La Rupture 1970 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Break Up
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Drouot, Michel Duchaussoy, Catherine Rouvel, Marguerite Cassan, Annie Cordy, Jean Carmet, Louise Chevalier
During a drug-induced rage, Charles (Jean-Claude Drouot) attacks his wife, Helene (Stephane Audran), and their four-year-old son, severely injuring the son. Helene takes the son to the hospital and rents a room. Meanwhile, Charles moves in with his wealthy parents. His father (Michel Bouquet) believes that Helene is to blame for the problems and is determined to gain custody of the injured grandson. He hires Paul (Jean-Pierre Cassel) to dig up dirt on Helene, but when that comes up negative, a plan is devised to manufacture dirt.
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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. Donkey Skin (1970)
2. La Femme Infidele (1969)
aka: The Unfaithful Wife
3. La Rupture (1970)
aka: The Break Up
4. This Man Must Die (1969)
aka: Killer!
aka: The Beast Must Die
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