ABYSS, THE

THE ABYSS (L'OEVRE AU NOIR) (director/writer: Andre Delvaux; screenwriter: based on the novel by Marguerite Yourcenar; cinematographer: Charles Van Damme; editors: Albert Jurgenson/Jean-Pierre Resnard/Nadine Muse; music: Frédéric Devreese; cast: Sami…

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MR. ARKADIN

MR. ARKADIN (CONFIDENTIAL REPORT) (director/writer: Orson Welles; screenwriter: from the novel by Orson Welles; cinematographer: Jean Bourgoin; editor: Renzo Lucidi; music: Paul Misraki; cast: Orson Welles (Gregory Arkadin), Paola Mori…

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A CHRISTMAS TALE

  A CHRISTMAS TALE (Un conte de Noël)   (director/writer: Arnaud Desplechin; screenwriter: Emmanuel Bourdieu; cinematographer: Éric Gautier; editor: Laurence Briaud; music: Grégoire Hetzel; cast: Catherine Deneuve (Junon Vuillard), Jean-Paul…

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MUMFORD

MUMFORD (director/writer: Lawrence Kasdan; cinematographer: Ericson Core; editors: Carol Littleton/William Steinkamp; cast: Loren Dean (Mumford), Hope Davis (Sofie Crisp), Jason Lee (Skip Skipperton), Alfre Woodard (Lily), Mary McDonnell (Althea Brockett),…

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MURDER BY CONTRACT

MURDER BY CONTRACT (director: Irving Lerner; screenwriter: Ben Simcoe; cinematographer: Lucien Ballard; editor: Carlo Lodato; cast: Vince Edwards (Claude), Phillip Pine (Marc), Herschel Bernardi (George), Caprice Toriel (Billie Williams), Michael…

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MURDEROUS MAIDS

MURDEROUS MAIDS (Blessures assassines, Les) (director/writer: Jean-Pierre Denis; screenwriters: Michèle Pétin/from the novel "L'affaire Papin" by Paulette Houdyer; cinematographer: Jean-Marc Fabre; editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo; cast: Sylvie Testud (Christine Papin), Julie-Marie…

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