Pianist deemed Edouard Choiseur continues to run between sentimental and professional contingencies. Read More »
Tag Archives: Philippe de Broca
The Seven Deadly Sins AKA Les sept péchés capitaux (1962) Philippe de Broca, Claude Chabrol, Marie-José Nat, Dominique Paturel, Danièle Barraud
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. Read More »
Chouans! (1988) Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, Vincent Schmitt, Raoul Billerey
In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries Read More »
Jupiter’s Thigh AKA On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980) Philippe de Broca, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin
Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. Read More »
The African AKA L’Africain (1983) Philippe de Broca, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Jean-François Balmer
A travel agent travels to Africa intending to start a resort hotel only to encounter her crusty ex-husband and ivory smugglers. Read More »
I Was a Male Sex Bomb (1964) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, Catherine Deneuve
Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather. Read More »
The Devil by the Tail (1969) Philippe de Broca, Yves Montand, Madeleine Renaud, Maria Schell
A Marquise who lures motorists to her hotel by sabotaging their cars gets more than she bargains for when one guest turns out to be a bank robber on the run. Read More »
Swords of Blood (1962) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot’s gang, but their ways are too ‘unethical’ for him. Read More »
The Man from Acapulco (1973) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Francois Merlin is an espionnage-book writer. He likes to mix every-day character he can met in his book. Read More »
Le Roi de coeur / King of Hearts (1966) Philippe de Broca, Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Drama, Comedy, War
Tendre poulet / Dear Detective (1978) Philippe de Broca, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Romance in the prime of life. When Lise’s car bumps Antoine’s bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. Read More »
Le farceur / The Joker (1960) Philippe de Broca, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Palau, Comedy
Edouard Berlon (Jean-Pierre Cassel) is a happy-go-lucky rogue who takes nothing seriously and flits irresponisbly from one affair to another. Read More »
Five Day Lover / L’amant de cinq jours (1961) Philippe de Broca, Jean Seberg, Micheline Presle, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Comedy, Drama
During Madeleine’s fashion show Claire meets Antoine and becomes his mistress. Due to the fact that she’s married (to a wealthy man) she only spends a few days a week with him. Antoine is also rich, and often taken to meetings by his chauffeur, Marius. However things are more complicated: Antoine is Madeleine lover (Claire’s best friend) while George, Claire’s husband is quite rich and has a modest job. Everything works perfectly until Madeleine discovers the truth. She prepares her vengéance and organizes a celebration which she invites Antoine, Claire and George.
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