The past month has hardly been lacking in quality viewing for me – I feel like I’m still digesting Basic Instinct, which I saw for the first time two weeks ago and very much look forward to revisiting down the...
Title: Masks Year: 1987 Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Philippe Noirot, Anne Brochet, Robin Renucci Synopsis: Author Roland Wolf (Renucci) is hired by famous game show host Christian Legagneur (Noiret) to pen his biography. However, Wolfe is using the gig as...
Title: La Cérémonie Year: 1995 Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset Synopsis: Sophie (Bonnaire) is hired as a maid by a wealthy family in the country. Despite her quiet demeanor and perfectionist veneer, she...
Title: The Butcher aka Le Boucher Year: 1970 Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne, Mario Beccara, Roger Rudel Synopsis: A series of brutal murders plagues a small village in Lascaux; newly arrived schoolteacher Helene (Audran) maintains a friendship...
Although he’s a championed director of nouvelle vague, he’s bound to be the overlooked middle child behind frontrunning figures whose legacies soldier on unchallenged, but it can be frustrating for Claude Chabrol fans. The payoff for champions of his work is his massive...
