Cartouche 1962 N/R, 115 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure aka: Swords of Blood
Director: Philippe de Broca Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Philippe Lemaire, Noel Roquevert, Jacques Charon, Lucien Raimbourg
This Robin Hood-like swashbuckler follows a French bandit, Cartouche (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He meets and falls in love with gypsy Venus (Claudia Cardinale) who eventually sacrifices her life to save him. He then has a grand old time avenging her death.
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The Scarlet Lady 1968 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.
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| 1. Cartouche (1962) aka: Swords of Blood
2. The Scarlet Lady (1968)
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