The Champagne Murders (1967)
Psycho Puppet or Cold-Blooded Killer?
ジャンル : 犯罪, ドラマ, スリラー
上映時間 : 1時間 45分
演出 : Claude Chabrol
脚本 : Derek Prouse, Paul Gégauff, Claude Brulé
シノプシス
A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.
貧しい家庭に育ったアメリカ人青年トム(アラン・ドロン)は、息子のフィリップ(モーリス・ロネ)を帰国させてほしいとフィリップの父親から依頼されイタリアへと向かう。美しい恋人マルジュ(マリー・ラフォレ)も手にした富豪の息子フィリップは親の金で遊び回り、全くアメリカに戻る気はなかった。一方、彼から邪険に扱われるトムの心に、やがて小さな殺意が芽生え……。
フランス、ヌーヴェル・ヴァーグの決定打と言わしめたジャン=リュック・ゴダール監督の最高傑作。警官を殺してパリに逃げて来た自転車泥棒のミシェルは、アメリカ人の恋人パトリシアとお互い自由で束縛のない関係を楽しんでいた。そんなある日、彼の元に警察の手が及んでくる。パトリシアはミシェルの愛を確かめる為、彼の居場所を警察に密告、そして彼にも同様に警察が追ってきた事を伝えるが……。
金持ちの妻と結婚して退屈な毎日を送っていたフェルナンドは、再会した昔の愛人マリアンヌと一晩を過ごす。翌朝、部屋には首に鋏を突き立てられた男の死体があった。
P・ボワローとT・ナルスジャックのミステリを、H=G・クルーゾーが映画化した作品で、「恐怖の報酬」(52)とはまた質の異なる突出したサスペンス描写に彩られた傑作。 舞台はパリ近郊の寄宿学校。校長のミシェル(P・ムーリス)は妻クリスティナ(V・クルーゾー)の莫大な財産の上に今の地位を築いていたが、その横暴ぶりにクリスティナの心労は極みに達していた。ミシェルの愛人でもある女教師ニコル(S・シニョレ)は彼女に同情し、二人して彼の殺害を企む。クリスティナとニコルは週末を利用してニコルの実家に赴き、ミシェルへ離婚の決意を告げる。やがて彼女を連れ戻そうと現れたミシェルは、薬入りの酒を飲まされバスタブで溺死させられる。死体をトランクに隠すと、学校に戻りプールの底に沈めてしまうクリスティナとニコル。後は死体が誰かに発見されるのを待つばかりであったが、なかなかその状況が生まれない。やむなく理由をつけてプールの栓を抜くことを命じるクリスティナ。だが、そこにはミシェルの死体など存在しなかった……。
殺し屋ジェフ・コステロは、依頼を受けてナイト・クラブのオーナーを殺害する。だが、その日、出演していたピアニストの女性ヴァレリーに顔を見られてしまう。警察はオーナー殺しの犯人捜しに躍起になり、ジェフも呼び出され、クラブの従業員たちを前に面通しをされるが、なぜかジェフをしっかり見ていたはずのヴァレリーは彼ではなかったと証言をする。ジェフは放免されたものの、操作責任者の警視は彼への疑いを消し去ることが出来ず、尾行をつける。
コンピューター・アルファ60に支配され、何の感情もなしに人々が暮らす星雲都市アルファヴィル。活劇シリーズ物のヒーロー左利きの探偵レミー・コーションは、ブラウン教授救出の命を受けてそこに潜入。だが教授こそコンピューターの開発者だった。
大企業社長の側近ジュリアン(モーリス・ロネ)と社長夫人のフロランス(ジャンヌ・モロー)は不倫関係にあり、社長殺害を計画。完全犯罪を成し遂げたはずだったが、ミスに気付いたジュリアンは犯行現場に引き返す途中、無人となった会社のエレベーター内に閉じ込められてしまう。そのころ、彼の車を盗んだ若いカップルが別の犯罪を引き起こしていた……。
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刑務所を出所したモーリスは、親友のシリアンの協力で金庫のある大邸宅に押し入るが、警官隊に包囲されてしまう。仲間を殺されながらも何とかその場を逃れたモーリスは、シリアンが密告したのではないかと疑う…。
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第二次世界大戦下、地中海の小島にある米軍基地では、相次ぐ戦争に嫌気がさした兵士たちが戦地から逃げ出す画策を計画していた……。アラン・アーキン主演、戦争の不条理さを風刺したブラック・コメディ。
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this Kafkaesque nightmare.
伝説的ヒッチコック・スリラーにして全てのサイコ・サスペンスのルーツ。会社の金を横領した女が立ち寄ったベイツ・モーテル。そこには管理人の青年ノーマンと離れの一軒屋に住む年老いた“母”がいた。原作はロバート・ブロック。