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Tag Archives: Claude Autant-Lara
Enough Rope AKA Le meurtrier (1963) Claude Autant-Lara, Gert Fröbe, Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein
Based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Blunderer. Read More »
Pigs Across Paris AKA La traversée de Paris (1956) Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funès
Two men, a painter and a poor guy, have to cross over Paris by night during World War II Read More »
Between Love and Duty AKA Le bois des amants (1960) Claude Autant-Lara, Laurent Terzieff, Erika Remberg, Horst Frank
WW2, in occupied Brittany:a military German woman comes to visit her husband, a Kommandatur officer. Read More »
Courier of Lyons AKA L’affaire du courrier de Lyon (1937) Claude Autant-Lara, Maurice Lehmann, Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo, Jacques Copeau
Historical drama based on a true case of miscarriage of justice, the “Joseph Lesurques case” of 1796. Read More »
The Seven Deadly Sins AKA Les sept péchés capitaux (1952) Yves Allégret, Claude Autant-Lara, Michèle Morgan, Françoise Rosay, Jean Debucourt
A French/Italian co-production with two episodes from Italy and five from France covering the seven deadly sins Read More »
Good Lord Without Confession AKA Le bon Dieu sans confession (1953) Claude Autant-Lara, Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert, Claude Laydu
Based on the novel by Paul Vialar. Stuck in a loveless marriage Read More »
Love Is My Profession AKA En cas de malheur (1958) Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot, Edwige Feuillère
Married French lawyer Andre defends successfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. Read More »
The Green Mare AKA La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
Keep an Eye on Amelia AKA Occupe-toi d’Amélie..! (1949) Claude Autant-Lara, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Desailly, Victor Guyau
Young Amélie is currently enjoying life as the kept woman of her reasonably well off boyfriend Étienne. Read More »
Sylvie and the Phantom AKA Sylvie et le fantôme (1946) Claude Autant-Lara, Odette Joyeux, François Périer, Pierre Larquey
On the eve of her 16th birthday, Sylvie’s father needs cash to stay in his castle so he sells Sylvie’s favorite thing Read More »
The Oldest Profession AKA Le plus vieux métier du monde (1967) Claude Autant-Lara, Mauro Bolognini, Michèle Mercier, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gabriele Tinti
A collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages. Read More »
The Marriage of Chiffon AKA Le mariage de Chiffon (1942) Claude Autant-Lara, Odette Joyeux, André Luguet, Jacques Dumesnil
Odette Joyeux plays an eccentric young aristocrat called “Chiffon”, who is struggling to comply with the social conventions of the community. Read More »
Le diable au corps AKA Devil in the Flesh (1947) Claude Autant-Lara, Micheline Presle, Gérard Philipe, Denise Grey
During World War I, underage student Francois Jaubert meets and falls in love with Marthe Grangier, who is engaged to Jacques, a soldier at the Front. Read More »
The Red Inn (1951) Claude Autant-Lara, Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Marie-Claire Olivia
A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. Read More »