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Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, screenwriter and producer known for his thriller films such as The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques. He also made documentaries, was influenced by expressionism and faced censorship and illness during his career.
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Writer: The Wages of Fear. Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film The Raven (1943) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons.
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- Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France
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- Paris, France
- The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942) Clouzot’s directorial debut is a subversive classic, mixing gothic tensions with a macabre display of noir style.
- Le Corbeau (1943) Another unseen menace haunts Clouzot’s second feature, as a small French town is plagued by an anonymous poison-pen writer known only as ‘Le Corbeau’ (‘The Raven’).
- Quai des Orfèvres (1947) When the ban on his filmmaking was lifted, Clouzot returned with this early police procedural following the investigation into the murder of a lecherous businessman.
- The Wages of Fear (1953) Set in Latin America (but filmed in the south of France), Clouzot’s tensest film follows the journey of four desperate men who are hired to transport highly volatile tanks of nitroglycerine through the mountains to a blazing fire at an oil refinery.
A comprehensive survey of the films by the influential French director, from his early screenplays to his masterpieces of suspense and satire. Learn about Clouzot's style, themes, legacy and controversies in this comprehensive program.
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- 'The Wages of Fear' Year Released: 1953. "You don’t know what fear is. But you’ll see. It’s catching. It’s catching like smallpox. And once you get it, it’s for life."
- 'Diabolique' Year Released: 1955. "Don't you believe in hell?" Diabolique unfolds in a provincial boarding school where the tyrannical headmaster, Michel Delassalle (Paul Meurisse), abuses both his wife Christina (Véra Clouzot) and his mistress Nicole (Simone Signoret).
- 'The Truth' Year Released: 1960. "You have no heart. One must be capable of love to judge love." The Truth (French title: La Vérité) stars Brigitte Bardot as Dominique Marceau, a young and free-spirited woman accused of murdering her lover Gilbert (Sami Frey).
- 'The Raven' Year Released: 1943. "You think that good means light and bad means night? But where does night end and light begin?" The Raven (French title: Le corbeau) takes place in a small French town, where the residents receive libelous letters revealing supposed wrongdoing by the locals, including crimes and infidelities.
Henri-Georges Clouzot (August 18, 1907 – January 12, 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized to be among the greatest films from the 1950s.
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Henri-Georges Clouzot. Writer: The Wages of Fear. Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film The Raven (1943) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons.
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