Georges Franju

1912-1987

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor; m = musician

Le Sang des bêtes (1949) [d,w]

La Première nuit (1958) [d,w]

La Tête contre les murs (1959) [d]

Les Yeux sans visage (1960) [d]

Pleins feux sur l'assassin (1961) [d,w]

Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962) [d,w]

Judex (1963) [d]

Les Rideaux blancs (1965) [d]

Thomas l'imposteur (1965) [d,w]

La Faute de l'abbé Mouret (1970) [d,w]

Nuits rouges (1974) [d,m]

Citizen Langlois (1995) [a]

The greatest French film directors

From Jean Renoir to François Truffaut, French cinema has no shortage of truly great filmmakers, each bringing a unique approach to the art of filmmaking.

The very best period film dramas

Is there any period of history that has not been vividly brought back to life by cinema? Historical movies offer the ultimate in escapism.

The very best of the French New Wave

A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.

The very best American film comedies

American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.

The very best of German cinema

German cinema was at its most inspired in the 1920s, strongly influenced by the expressionist movement, but it enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s.

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Review of La Battaglia di Maratona

Review of A ciascuno il suo

Biography of Yves Allegret

Biography of Claude Pieplu

Biography of Benoit Poelvoorde