French
The Department of Modern Languages at Hollins University is pleased to present the 2008 French Film Festival, which will be shown on four consecutive Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Frances Niederer Auditorium of the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center. All films are in French provided with English subtitles and are open to the public at no charge. This year's French Film Festival features four films by acclaimed director Claude Chabrol. Known as the "French Hitchcock," Chabrol's films will keep you on the edge of your seat! Come and enjoy the ride!
Le Boucher
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Le Boucher is possibly Claude Chabrol's best known and critically acclaimed film. At a friend's wedding, Helen meets Popaul, an ex-soldier with combat honors from Algeria and Indo-China. Shortly after Popaul's arrival in town, the body of a murdered girl is found. When Helene discovers a second victim and a vital piece of evidence that seems to link Popaul to the murders, she reluctantly suspects her new found friend. Consistently taut, with engrossing twists, Le Boucher is an intense and enthralling thriller. (87 minutes, 1970)
Masques
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Philippe Noiret delivers a brilliant performance as a TV Game show host turned killer. Roland Wolf is writing a book on the life of TV personality Christian Legagneur - or is he? He spends a weekend doing research for his project and he meets Legagneur's oddball friends and juvenile charge who suffers from a mysterious ailment. A deadly game of cat and mouse, Masques will keep you guessing from first frame to last. (100 minutes, 1987)
La Ceremonie
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
In La Ceremonie, Claude Chabrol creates one of his most shocking and unforgettable thrillers. Catherine hires the illiterate Sophie as her maid. But Sophie soon falls under the influence of the mysterious Jeanne and the stage is set for a tale of murder, violence and betrayal. One of the Chabrol's most acclaimed films, and the winner of numerous international awards, La Ceremonie is a masterpiece of suspense. (102 minutes, 1997)
Merci pour le chocolat
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Claude Chabrol lays out a civilized web of deception in the Swiss countryside, where a young woman named Jeanne discovers that she may have been switched at birth and presents herself to her possible father, André Polonski. They both turn out to be pianists-a hint, but not a conclusive one-and as they work together on perfecting Liszt's "Funerailles," Chabrol brings events to a slow, excruciating boil. (99 minutes, 2000)
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