Claude Chabrol

A Girl Cut in Two
6.3

A Girl Cut in Two

Aug. 08, 2007

A Girl Cut in Two

Gabrielle Deneige is an independent, ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior, and ...
Merci pour le Chocolat
6.7

Merci pour le Chocolat

A mystery set in the environs of Lausanne concerning several plots which wind their way through the elegant homesteads of a couple of well-heeled ...
The Swindle
6.5

The Swindle

Oct. 15, 1997

The Swindle

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer ...
La Cérémonie
7.5

La Cérémonie

Aug. 30, 1995

La Cérémonie

Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for the upper-class family Lelievre, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of a perfect household and ...
L’Enfer
7.1

L’Enfer

Feb. 16, 1994

L’Enfer

Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife’s infidelity…
Madame Bovary
6.6

Madame Bovary

Apr. 03, 1991

Madame Bovary

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in ...
Quiet Days in Clichy
4.8

Quiet Days in Clichy

May. 09, 1990

Quiet Days in Clichy

Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris.
Story of Women
7.5

Story of Women

Sep. 14, 1988

Story of Women

During World War II, in occupied France, a woman of limited schooling raises two children in a ratty flat.
Masques
6.9

Masques

Feb. 11, 1987

Masques

In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Roland Wolf is writing a book on the life of game show host Christian Legagneur–or is he?
Inspector Lavardin
6.6

Inspector Lavardin

Mar. 12, 1986

Inspector Lavardin

Inspector Lavardin is called to a provincial village to investigate a murder – only to find that one of his ex-lovers is the victim’s widow.
The Hatter’s Ghost
7.2

The Hatter’s Ghost

May. 26, 1982

The Hatter’s Ghost

A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to ...
Violette
7.2

Violette

May. 24, 1978

Violette

Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the ...
Blood Relatives
6.3

Blood Relatives

Feb. 01, 1978

Blood Relatives

A Montreal police inspector (Donald Sutherland) cracks a murder case with clues from the victim’s diary.
Alice or the Last Escapade
6.9

Alice or the Last Escapade

One night Alice can’t stand her husband anymore and she decides to leave him. It’s a dark, rainy night and something smashes the ...
The Twist
4.6

The Twist

Jun. 23, 1976

The Twist

Bored aristocratic Parisian couples begin affairs with each other which only brings trouble.
Dirty Hands
7.0

Dirty Hands

Jan. 01, 1975

Dirty Hands

Saint Tropez. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the murder of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks ...
Wedding in Blood
7.0

Wedding in Blood

Apr. 12, 1973

Wedding in Blood

Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne’s husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre’s wife ...
Claude Chabrol’s High Heels
5.9

Claude Chabrol’s High Heels

Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Paul, a former womanizer who marries the head of the medical department’s “unattractive” daughter ...
Just Before Nightfall
7.3

Just Before Nightfall

Mar. 31, 1971

Just Before Nightfall

A married man (Michel Bouquet) who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
The Breach
7.3

The Breach

Aug. 26, 1970

The Breach

An innocent woman falls prey to the machinations of her abusive husband, his wealthy father, and a shady family friend.
Le Boucher
7.4

Le Boucher

Feb. 27, 1970

Le Boucher

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders ...