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BETTY (CHABROL)
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Claude Chabrol's masterful tale of alienation stars Stephane Audran as a mysterious woman living in an elegant Versailles hotel, who takes in Marie Trintignant, a wife running away from an emotionless middle class marriage. Set in a world of casual affairs and ice-cold betrayals, Betty is a suspenseful, moving psychological study. In French with English subtitles. Claude Chabrol---France---1993---103 mins.
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BRIDESMAID, THE
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Not Chabrol's first class-conscious thriller, nor his first adaptation of a Ruth Rendell novel, but in The Bridesmaid, we find a more forgiving Chabrol tackling the nuclear family by way of Hitchcockian mystery. The rising action concerns an bourgeoisie family composed of two squabbling sisters (one about to marry), a "put on a happy face" mom (Aurore Clement), and a mildly incestuous son (Benoit Magimel), who falls for his sister's sultry bridesmaid (Laura Smet). Sexually and narratively perverse, the film does not concern itself with the murder mystery aspects until you're already engrossed. "Deceptively understated and finally ferocious film" (New York Times). Claude Chabrol---France/Germany/Italy---2004---110 mins.
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CHABROL: TWO CLASSIC THRILLERS (THE BRIDESMAID / MERCI POUR LE CHOCOLAT)
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Two newer thrillers from the great Claude Chabrol. In The Bridesmaid, adapted from a Ruth Rendell novel, we find a more forgiving Chabrol tackling the nuclear family by way of Hitchcockian mystery. Isabelle Huppert stars in Merci Pour Le Chocolat, a wickedly entertaining thriller about a wealthy family and the tasty beverage that binds them together.
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CLAUDE CHABROL COLLECTION
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Eight films by the legendary French director Claude Chabrol are collected in this exhaustive boxed set. Includes Ten Days Wonder (1972, 105 mins.), The Unfaithful Wife (1968, 94 mins.), Les Biches (Bad Girls) (1968, 100 mins.), Innocents with Dirty Hands (1975, 121 mins.), Le Boucher (The Butcher) (1969, 93 mins.), This Man Must Die (1969, 110 mins.), La Rupture (The Breach) (1970, 124 mins.) and Nada (1974, 105 mins.). All films in French with English subtitles, except for T en Days Wonder, which is in English. Claude Chabrol---France---1968-1974---852 mins.
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CLAUDE CHABROL'S TALES OF SET
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Claude Chabrol, the influential filmmaker credited with co-founding the French New Wave, directs five late career gems--Hitchcock-esque tales about wicked women, crooked cops, and disastrous affairs. Betty (1993, 103 mins.) is a masterful tale of alienation starring Stephane Audran as a mysterious woman living in an elegant Versailles hotel, who takes in Marie Trintignant, a wife running away from an emotionless middle class marriage. The Color of Lies (1999, 108 mins.) is a measured, thoughtful, and unsettling thriller that explores the fallout that occurs when a young girl is found raped and murdered in a slumbering fishing community. With Jacques Gamblin and Sandrine Bonnaire. Cop Au Vin (1984, 110 mins.) is a wryly humorous and boldly forward film about exposing the greed and ill-will governing characters' actions. L'Enfer (1994, 100 mins.), based on a script by Henri-Georges Clouzot, is a study of deranged jealousy starring Paul Cluzet and Emmanuelle Beart. Finally, Inspecteur Lavardin (1986, 100 mins.) is a leisurely paced murder mystery starring Jean Poiret as an urbane detective trying to solve the killing of a popular novelist. In French with English subtitles. Claude Chabrol---France---1984-1999---518 mins.
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COLOR OF LIES
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A measured, thoughtful, and unsettling film from French New Wave veteran Claude Chabrol, this thriller explores the fallout that occurs when a young girl is found raped and murdered in a slumbering fishing community. When the chief of police (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) identifies a washed-up artist (Jacques Gamblin) as the primary suspect, it affects the man's standing with his cheerful wife (Sandrine Bonnaire) and other residents of the town. "A work of superior acting and quiet strength" (BBC). With Antoine de Caunes, Bernart Verley, Pierre Marlot, and Bulle Ogier. In French with English Claude Chabrol---France---1999---108 mins.
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COMEDY OF POWER
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The French Hitchcock teams up with Isabelle Huppert once again to create another deceptive thriller. Huppert stars as an ambitious prosecuting judge whose investigations into corporate corruption threaten her relationships and life. "A sensational performance by Isabelle Huppert" (Stephen Holden, New York Times). With Francois Berleand and Patrick Bruel. In French with Claude Chabrol---France---2006---110 mins.
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COP AU VIN
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Claude Chabrol's murder mystery is both wryly humorous and boldly forward about exposing the greed and ill-will that governs his characters' actions.
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CRY OF THE OWL (CHABROL)
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A novel by Patricia Highsmith is the basis for this strange, memorable thriller from Chabrol. A young artist (Christopher Malavoy) becomes infatuated with a beautiful woman (Mathilda May), spying on her for months until she finally confronts him. When she returns his affection in an obsessive manner, the story takes a dark, murderous turn. "As suspenseful as it is darkly amusing...top-drawer Chabrol" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). In Claude Chabrol---France---1987---102 mins.
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DOUBLE TOUR, A (CHABROL)
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Claude Chabrol's third film marks his first foray into the psychological thriller--a form he later perfected with works like L'Enfer. When middle-aged philanderer Henri Marcouz (Jacques Dacqmine) is found murdered, the police find that the list of potential suspects is long. Marcouz's stilted wife (Madeleine Robinson) and bitter son (Andre Jocelyn) have convincing motives for murder, but a local milk man (Mario David) and a Hungarian ne'er do well (Jean-Paul Belmondo) are just as suspicious. Chabrol spins the possibilities into a lurid whodunit that's distinguished by its strong performances and clever narrative. In French with English subtitles. Claude Chabrol---France---1959---110 mins.
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EYE OF VICHY
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Claude Chabrol strips the mask off a forbidden chapter of French history, the Vichy regime, in this controversial documentary which tackles the sensitive subject of French complicity and collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. French newsreels and other propaganda footage from the occupation era are "...edited by Chabrol with a keen, ironic eye...an irreplaceable view of what living in Vichy France was like" (Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader). English narration by Brian Cox (Manhunter, Rushmore). Claude Chabrol---France---1993---110 mins.
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Claude Chabrol and company followed Comedy of Power with this cutting, sexy suspense film set amidst the upper crust of Lyon. Ludivine Sagnier (Swimming Pool) plays a local TV weather girl, who falls for an older, respected author (Francois Berleand) when he visits her station. She attends one of his book signings, where a dashing, demented playboy (Benoit Magimel) is also won over by her common charms. The two men share a dark past, she shares both their beds, and soon it's impossible to separate real emotions from cunning machinations. "Impeccably made and uncompromisingly adult...unquestionably the work of a master" (Kenneth Turan, LA Times). Based on the 1906 murder of Stanford White, the architect of Madison Square Garden. Winner of the Filmcritica Award at the Venice Film Festival. In French with English subtitles.
Claude Chabrol---France---2007---115 mins.
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INNOCENTS WITH DIRTY HANDS
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One of Chabrol's least-known thrillers. Julie Wormser (stunningly played by Romy Schneider) is an icy wife who plots with her lover, writer and neighbor, Jeff Marle, to get rid of her alcoholic, impotent husband (Rod Steiger) while vacationing in St. Tropez. Fascinatingly ironic and ambiguous with a wonderfully convoluted plot, ever-changing relationsips and intriguing minor characters. "A superbly stylish and baroque crime thriller which marks a return for Chabrol to the bravura incorporation of pulp conventions" (Time Out). In French with English subtitles. Claude Chabrol---France/Germany/Italy---1975---125 mins.
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INSPECTEUR LAVARDIN
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Jean Poiret returns as the urbane detective in Claude Chabrol's stylish and charming follow-up to Cop au Vin. A first-rate thriller in the Hitchcock mode.
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INSPECTOR BELLAMY
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Claude Chabrol's last film is a playful murder mystery that pays homage to Georges Simenon's Inspector Maigret. In a role that was specifically written for him, Gerard Depardieu is Paul Bellamy, a legendary Parisian police inspector who gets involved in baffling case while on vacation. Marie Bunel costars as his wife and unofficial partner in crime solving. "A serious entertainment...it's an ostensive crime film at once symmetrical, surprising, and knowingly cinephilic" (J. Hoberman, Village Voice). In French with English subtitles.
Claude Chabrol---France---2009---110 mins.
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JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL (CHABROL)
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The French Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, directs this drama about a man forced to confront his double life after a tragedy. Charles (Michel Bouquet), a married advertising exec, is having an affair with his best friend's wife, Laura (Anna Douking). They share a love of rough sex, and during one of their sadomasochistic trysts, Charles accidentally kills Laura. Not a suspect by the police, Charles seemingly gets away with the murder, but he cannot escape his guilty conscience. In French with English subtitles.
Claude Chabrol---France---1971---100 mins.
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L'ENFER
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Claude Chabrol is in top form in this top-notch thriller--the study of deranged jealousy--based on a script by Henri-Georges Clouzot (Diabolique). Paul Cluzet plays the owner of a small hotel who has everything--a beautiful wife, a new son, and a successful business located on a serene lake. But then he hears voices and begins to question his wife's fidelity, which begins a downward spiral into madness. With Emmanuelle Beart. Claude Chabrol---France---1994---100 mins.
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LA CEREMONIE
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Claude Chabrol returns in great form with this gripping suspense thriller. Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire, Monsieur Hire) is a quiet, eccentric maid, hired by the Lelievres, a fashionable, bourgeoise French family living in a Brittany country estate. When Sophie befriends Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert), a boisterous postal worker who hates the Lelievres, the two misfits form a destructive bond, secured on a similar secret past. In French with English Claude Chabrol---France---1996---111 mins.
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LA RUPTURE
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One of Claude Chabrol's best films: a taut, diabolical thriller about a woman (Stephane Audran) who leaves her drug-addicted husband (Jean-Claude Drouot) after he violently attacks their child while in a schizophrenic haze. His aristocratic parents hire a brutal private detective (Jean-Pierre Cassel) to turn up incriminating evidence in order to discredit her in a child custody suit. With Michel Bouquet, Catherine Rouvel and Jean Carmet. In French with Claude Chabrol---France/Italy/Spain---1970---124 mins.
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LE BEAU SERGE (CRITERION)
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Filmed on a minuscule budget, Chabrol's landmark debut was the first feature-length success of the French New Wave. Francois (Jean-Claude Brialy), a student with TB, visits his native village to find his childhood friend. Francois discovers the once-talented, handsome Serge (Gerard Blain) has been reduced to a drunkard by a bad marriage, and tries to help.
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