A girl of perhaps five or six is orphaned in an air raid while fleeing a French city with her parents early in World War II. Read More »
Tag Archives: René Clément
Le mura di Malapaga / The Walls of Malapaga (1949) René Clément, Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi
A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter. Read More »
The Deadly Trap / La maison sous les arbres (1971)
Jill is surprised and angry when her computer-genius boyfriend decides to quit his job in a big company for unclear reasons. Read More »
The Joy of Living / Che gioia vivere (1961) René Clément, Alain Delon, Barbara Lass, Gino Cervi
Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. Read More »
Plein soleil / Purple Noon (1960) René Clément, Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt
Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled, playboy son, Philippe Read More »
Gervaise (1956) René Clément, Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction Read More »
Joy House / Les Félins (1964) René Clément, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright
French filmmaker Rene Clement presents Alan Delon as a petty criminal on the run from the underground. Read More »
Beauty and the Beast / La belle et la bête (1946) Jean Cocteau, René Clément, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély
Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur Read More »
The Battle of the Rails / La bataille du rail (1946) René Clément, Marcel Barnault, Jean Clarieux, Jean Daurand
This movie is a story about French railroad workers who were Read More »
Lovers, Happy Lovers! / Monsieur Ripois (1954) René Clément, Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
From the Louis Hemon novel “M. Ripois and His Nemesis” about Andre Ripois, a philanderer Read More »