The Clouzot Scandal

Oct 17, 2017

1h 0m

★ 6.5

A portrait of the master of thriller and noir realism

Overview

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

TV5 Monde

Ciné Patrimoine Concept

Talweg Production

CNC

ARTE

The Clouzot Scandal Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Aurélien Recoing

Self

Bernard Stora

Self

Bertrand Blier

Self

Bong Joon Ho

Self

Dominik Moll

Self

Jacques Tardi

Self

Michèle Ressi

Self

Pascal Bonitzer

Self

Pierre Assouline

Self

Xavier Giannoli

Self (archive footage)

Alfred Greven

Self (archive footage)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

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