Movies: Alexandre Astruc

  • 1953
    Les Crimes de l'amour

    Les Crimes de l'amour (1953)

    Les Crimes de l'amour

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    Two adaptations. First, "Le Rideau cramoisi" by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly is about a young second lieutenant of hussars, garrisoned in the provinces, who evokes a strange adventure. Staying with an old couple, he acts as acquaintance with Alber...

    Les Crimes de l'amour
  • 1981
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher (1981)

    The Fall of the House of Usher

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    After a long journey, Alain arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become...

    The Fall of the House of Usher
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1980)

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

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    An adaptation of the novel 813, in which the gentleman burglar competes to steal state papers and tries to uncover the identity of a terrifying murderer....

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
  • 1970
    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau (1970)

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

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    A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc, originally aired sometime around 1970....

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau
  • 1976
    Sartre by Himself

    Sartre by Himself (1976)

    Sartre by Himself

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    Michel Contat is Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS, ITEM/CNRS/ENS and a specialist of Jean-Paul Sartre whose novels and theater he has edited in the Pléiade edition and about whom he has written several books. With Alexander Astruc, he made t...

    Sartre by Himself