Georges Poujouly
1940 - 2000Les Diaboliques
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
Diabolique
Jeux interdits
René Clément
Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Forbidden Games
The Black Indies
Marcel Bluwal
Alain Mottet, Georges Poujouly
In 1870s Scotland mining engineer James Starr is asked by former colleague Simon Ford, who's living inside the abandoned Aberfoyle mine, to help solve mysterious occurrences taking place inside the mine.
The Black Indies
Paix sur les champs
Jacques Boigelot
Christian Barbier, Georges Poujouly
This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
Peace in the Fields
Nous sommes tous des assassins
André Cayatte
Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin
Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoinine Balpetre, Julien Verdeir): never mind the motivations, these are all hardened murderers. Still, the film condemns the sadistic ritual through which these four men are brought to the guillotine. In France, the policy is to never tell the condemned man when the execution will occur--and then to show up without warning and drag the victim kicking and screaming to his doom, without any opportunity to make peace with himself or his Maker. By the end of this harrowing film, the audience feels as dehumanized as the four "protagonists." We Are All Murderers was roundly roasted by the French law enforcement establishment, but it won a special jury prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
We Are All Murderers
Si tous les gars du monde...
Christian-Jaque
André Valmy, Jean Gaven
На борту французского рыболовецкого траулера "Лютеция" 12 рыбаков ведут промысел в Норвежском море (Северная Атлантика). Члены экипажа судна поочередно заболевают неизвестной болезнью. Капитан после безуспешных попыток связаться по служебному радио с береговыми базами, посылает через коротковолновый передатчик сигнал бедствия SOS на радиолюбительской частоте 14300 кГц. Радиосигнал с судна удается принять радиолюбителю-коротковолновику в далекой Африке, который записывает координаты судна и связывает экипаж с доктором. Для спасения заболевших требуется в течение 12 часов доставить на борт антибутулическую сыворотку. Сообщение передается по цепочке через радиолюбителей разных стран, демонстрируя саму интернациональную суть коротковолновой радиосвязи и радиолюбительскую взаимопомощь.
If All the Guys in the World...
Is Paris Burning?
René Clément
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
Is Paris Burning?
Et Dieu… créa la femme
Roger Vadim
Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Juliette Hardy is sexual dynamite, and has the men of a French coastal town panting. But Antoine, the only man who affects her likewise, wouldn't dream of settling down with a woman his friends consider the town tramp.
...And God Created Woman
Biribi
Daniel Moosmann
Bruno Cremer, Georges Géret
Infantryman Jean Froissard is sentenced to two years in Biribi Military Prison in North Africa. He seems to get along, but as incompetence, corruption and sadism of his superiors (which include sexual abuse of the prison inmates) force him and others into rebellion. Court martial ensues ...
Biribi
Le vice et la vertu
Roger Vadim
Annie Girardot, Catherine Deneuve
1944 : Occupied France. Juliette (Vice) is Wehrmacht General Bamberg's mistress and enjoys a privileged life. Her younger sister Justine (Virtue) is about to marry Jean who is in the Resistance and come to Juliette for help. Both sisters end up at "la Commanderie", where Juliette becomes SS Colonel Schonberg's mistress and Justine is detained with other pretty girls who must satisfy the sexual needs of high-ranking nazi officials. Inspired by "Justine ou les infortunes de la vertu" by the marquis de Sade
Vice and Virtue
Une fille pour l'été
Édouard Molinaro
Pascale Petit, Micheline Presle
Philippe, a little known artist, has a mistress, Viviane, a woman he does not love. When he learns the bailiffs are about to seize his paintings, Philippe decides to leave alone for the French Riviera and spend, as he regularly does, comfortable and carefree holidays in the luxurious villa of his friend Paule. But, on his way, he meets Manette, a beautiful but poor girl to whom he offers to become his companion for the Summer. Manette accepts the strange deal in exchange for bed and board. As Philippe always comes in the company of his mistress of the time, the presence of Manette does not pose a problem. But the young woman soon feels ill-at-ease in such a dubious environment. moreover, she realizes that she is falling in love with Philippe, who might not be so cynical as he wants to appear... - Written by Guy Bellinger on IMDB
A Mistress for the Summer
