Paul Gégauff
Nascimento : 1922-08-10, Blotzheim, Haut-Rhin, France
Morte : 1983-12-25
Self (archive footage)
Mysteries, hidden defects, scandals or family secrets? Nothing like that in the life of the filmmaker Claude Chabrol. Just a lifestyle of a Buddha gourmand, a sneaky anarchist, an insolent lover of life. There is a question though… How was he able to make 58 movies in 50 years? This is the story about his outstanding life, told by Cécile, his adopted daughter and also his collaborator for many years.
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French cybernetics genius Victor Frankenstein carries on the work of his notorious ancestor and creates a monster, albeit one with a penchant for philosophy, etiquette and occasional bouts of murderous rage. But when the creature develops a hunger for l'amour, Frankenstein and his understanding fiancé use a cache of freshly murdered strippers to build the creature a beautiful yet dutiful bride. Can the undead find true love in a cold world, or will the French ways of passion unleash some monstrous surprises upon them all?
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A tale of sexual encounters of one woman and several friends, family members and acquaintances, as seen (and told) from the perspective of a pair of satin blue panties.
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While traveling to a resort in Tunisia, the magician and clairvoyant Professor Vestar befriends the idle millionaire Edouard Vangard and he offers a ride in his car. Vestar discloses to Edouard that he had had a premonition of a woman being murdered in a desert area.
Philippe
Phillipe and Esther live an apparently idyllic life with their daughter, Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss, Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs, being sure to tell each other openly about them. The plan backfires with tragic results as Phillipe becomes engulfed in jealously.
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Phillipe and Esther live an apparently idyllic life with their daughter, Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss, Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs, being sure to tell each other openly about them. The plan backfires with tragic results as Phillipe becomes engulfed in jealously.
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Phillipe and Esther live an apparently idyllic life with their daughter, Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss, Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs, being sure to tell each other openly about them. The plan backfires with tragic results as Phillipe becomes engulfed in jealously.
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Claude Chabrol film for TV based on the short story An Invitation to the Hunt by Georges Hitchcock. Receiving an unexpected invitation to participate in the annual hunt party given by the local marquis, a common man deludes himself into thinking he’s a valued member of society, gets in debt to live up to his own fantasies, puts on airs, and invents a perfectly untrue—but, to his mind, fitting—past for a man of his new station. Then the cruel game starts.
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Middle-aged lust: a man, in his thirteenth and therefore omen-filled marriage year, cheats on his wife.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Paul, a former womanizer who marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine because he thinks attractive women can't be trusted and make poor wives. A car accident leaves him bedridden and he begins to miss his playboy days, when Christine's bombshell sister Martine arrives and Paul decides he must have her. He begins drugging Christine at night so he can sneak out to kill of Martine's many suitors one by one.
Adaptation
Na floresta tropical da Nova Guiné, a esposa inquieta de um diplomata, interpretada por Bulle Ogier, sai em busca das penas inestimáveis de uma ave rara. Durante o processo, ela encontra um grupo de hippies que busca respostas de cunho espiritual e sexual.
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Na floresta tropical da Nova Guiné, a esposa inquieta de um diplomata, interpretada por Bulle Ogier, sai em busca das penas inestimáveis de uma ave rara. Durante o processo, ela encontra um grupo de hippies que busca respostas de cunho espiritual e sexual.
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A philosophy professor is investigating the sudden demise of one of his students, who had mental problems.
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Marina and her boyfriend have an argument while on a trip in France. While driving with the car among the cliffs, he starts speeding and the car falls into the sea. Marina can jump out of the car, but her boyfriend seems to be drowned. She gets to know his brother and he falls in love with her. But why does she always feel watched? What reasons are behind her strange behaviour anyway? Did she really murder her boyfriend? But is he dead anyway?
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A nun and a spirited prostitute convert an ambulance into a bordello on wheels.
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When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.
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Stefan, um estudante alemão em busca de um pouco de descanso e liberdade, viaja de carona para Paris e conhece Estelle, uma americana boêmia. Imediatamente atraído por ela, ele a segue até Ibiza onde descobre muitos prazeres, mas também drogas, incluindo a heroína.
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Comedy about a self-made woman in Paris contemplating the idea of suicide at first, then murder.
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Delphine is a country girl who travels to the big city in search of feminine emancipation and freedom. Attending wild parties and nightclubs, she meet a young rock star.
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Bored bisexual millionaire Frédérique picks up a young street artist named Why, and whisks her away to her villa in St. Tropez for the winter season. They soon meet dashing architect Paul and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.
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A wealthy amnesiac begins to suspect that his devoted wife is not really his wife and that he is not the man people keep telling him he is.
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A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.
Gestapo Agent
Line of Demarcation. is a 1966 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre (Ronet), is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary (Seberg) supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
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Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.
Dialogue
Jovem jogador de futebol após acidente automobilístico vê-se numa trama envolvendo uma fortuna em seguros.
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Samuel finances his participation in a card game by stealing parts from a jeep. He cheats at cards, and has his hands broken as a consequence.
S.S. Doctor
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
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A young man becomes enraged when his mother remarries his wealthy uncle after his father dies.
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Pierre Wesselrin é um músico parisiense bon-vivant e falido, que um dia recebe um telegrama informando-o de que sua tia rica morreu. Como ela tem apenas dois parentes vivos, Pierre pressupõe que herdará sua fortuna, e convida seus amigos para uma festa celebrando a boa notícia. No dia seguinte, Pierre descobre que foi deserdado e que seu primo, que considerara um idiota, ficou com toda a herança. Sem um tostão, ele é expulso de seu apartamento, e como seus amigos estão todos em férias ou viajando a trabalho, ele é obrigado a dormir na rua.
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The story of a journalist in southern Germany who stays with a novelist and his wife and gradually begins to destroy the young couple's lives.
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In Paris in the early 1960s, Ronald is a son of a good family, with a carefree, pleasure-oriented life. He is one of the leading figures in the small world of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Following a trivial parking incident, he meets Arthur, a young man with a straight face who hurts his pride. It is at this moment that Ambroisine, a beautiful young woman, appears... she will be the instrument of Ronald's revenge.
Screenplay
Quatro balconistas diferentes buscam o amor à sua própria maneira. Mas a energia chique e deslumbrante de Paris acompanha um misterioso lado sombrio…
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Quatro balconistas diferentes buscam o amor à sua própria maneira. Mas a energia chique e deslumbrante de Paris acompanha um misterioso lado sombrio…
Screenplay
Tom Ripley é um talentoso imitador, golpista, dissimulado e tudo mais de um criminoso improvisador. Mas há muito mais esperando Tom Ripley do que ele mesmo poderia imaginar.
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Este é o terceiro filme de Chabrol, e seu debute no “thriller” psicológico, gênero também de seus 2 próximos filmes: Les Bonnes Femmes e L’Enfer. Usando uma perícia, os flashbacks e vinhetas, Chabrol cria um perturbador enredo de infidelidade, obsessão e assassinato num vinhedo em Provença. O negociante Henri Marcoux (Dacqmine), tem um caso amoroso com uma bela e jovem vizinha (Lualdi), bem debaixo do nariz de sua esposa Thérèse (Robinson). A linda filha de Henri, ao conhecer o húngaro (Belmondo) fica apaixonada, enquanto o filho Voyeur de hari, começa a ter liberdades com a amante do pai. Com o amadurecimento das paixões na família, deslumbra-se uma tragédia.