Landru 1963  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Bluebeard
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Charles Denner, Michele Morgan, Danielle Darrieux, Hildegarde Neff, Juliette Mayniel, Stephane Audran, Catherine Rouvel, Denise Provence, Francoise Lugagne, Mary Marquet
Henri-Desire Landru (Charles Denner) was a mass murderer during World War I who preyed upon women with fortunes. After wooing and swindling them, he killed, dismembered, and burned them in his incinerator. This is Claude Chabrol's unique telling of the story.
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Love at the Top 1974  R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The French Way
Director: Michel Deville
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin, Florinda Bolkan, Henri Garcin, Georges Wilson, Michel Vitold, Jean-Francois Balmer, Dominique Constanza, Estella Blain, Mary Marquet
Meek bank clerk Nicolas (Jean-Louis Trintignant) becomes an overnight success–with women and wealth–when he agrees to take the advice of a struggling novelist (Jean-Pierre Cassel). A so-so comedy.
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A Matter of Resistance 1966  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur, Mary Marquet, Henri Garcin, Carlos Thompson, Marc Dudicourt, Alexis Micha, Robert Moor, Donald O'Brien, Paul Le Person
Set during World War II, young and beautiful Marie (Catherine Deneuve) and her lazy husband, Jerome (Philippe Noiret), live near the Normandy shore. She longs to move to Paris, but the indifferent Jerome refuses to leave. Along comes French Resistance agent, Julien (Henri Garcin), who is preparing for the Allied invasion. He is more preoccupied with chasing Marie than his work, it seems, but so is the local German commander, who sets up headquarters at her chateau in order to be closer to her. This is the English-dubbed title.
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| 1. Landru (1963)
aka: Bluebeard
2. Love at the Top (1974)
aka: The French Way
3. A Matter of Resistance (1966)
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