Following his classic Jules and Jim, Francois Truffaut consolidated his rank as the rising master of French cinema with The Soft Skin (1964), a sometimes neglected but integral film to the Truffaut canon. Starring the gorgeous Francoise Dorleac (Cul-de-sa...
The Soft Skin (1964)
Francois Truffaut
Francoise Dorleac, Jean Desailly
Drama, General Drama, Foreign, French
Jacques Demy was responsible for a unique collection of cinema unlike any other. And central to his reputation was the brace of song-based feature films -- Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and this superb film, 'The Young Girls of Rochefort. To describe it as ...
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Jacques Demy
Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, George Chakiris, Francoise Dorleac
Romance, Musical, General Romance
Described by Polanski himself as his best film, Cul-de-Sac draws heavily on the traditions of the Theatre of the Absurd and echoes of Beckett?s Waiting for Godot in both it?s themes and visual style. George (Donald Pleasence) and Teresa's (Francoise Dorle...
Cul De Sac (1966)
Roman Polanski
Lionel Stander,Geoffrey Summer,Francoise Dorleac,Renne Houston,Iain Quarrier,Jack MacGowran,Donald Pleasence,Jacqueline Bisset
General Drama,General Thriller,Suspense & Thriller,Drama