THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT '21
RETURN OF THE SUPPRESSED •"GREAT FILMS, LESS FILLING!"
OCT 24 • NOV 12-14 • DEC 12 / ROXIE THEATRE
Presented by Mid-Century Productions
SUN MATINÉE, OCT 24
Belmondo before BREATHLESS
(1959) 2:00
(1958) 3:45
SUN EVENING, OCT 24
Gabin: Familiar & Rare
TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI
HANDS OFF THE LOOT!
(1954) 6:45
DES GENS SANS IMPORTANCE
PEOPLE OF NO IMPORTANCE
(1956) 8:30
FRI, NOV 12
Hossein Tribute
TOI LE VENIN
BLONDE IN A WHITE CAR
(1958) 6:00
LA MORT D'UN TUEUR
DEATH OF A KILLER
(1964) 7:45
(1970) 9:20
SAT MATINÉE, NOV 13
At the dawn of film noir
LES AMOURS DE MINUIT
THE LOVERS OF MIDNIGHT
(1931) 1:30
AU NOM DE LA LOI
IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
(1932) 3:45
SAT EVENING, NOV 13
The best of '65
COMPARTIMENT TUEURS
THE SLEEPING CAR MURDERS
(1965) 6:30
PIÈGE POUR CENDRILLON
TRAP FOR CINDERELLA
(1965) 8:30
SUN MATINÉE, NOV 14
Vampiric "heroes"
LE SILENCE DE LA MER
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA
(1949) 1:30
LE VAMPIRE DE DÜSSELDORF
THE SECRET KILLER
(1965) 3:15
SUN EVENING, NOV 14
Triangles have sharp edges!
VOICI LE TEMPS DES ASSASSINS
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE
(1956) 6:30
VOYAGE SANS ESPOIR
JOURNEY WITHOUT HOPE
(1943) 8:45
SUN MATINÉE, DEC 12
NOIR NOEL: Hossein Tribute
LES SALAUDS VONT EN ENFER
THE WICKED GO TO HELL
(1956)1:30
(1962) 3:30
SUNDAY DEC 12NOEL NOIR - TRIBUTE TO ROBERT HOSSEIN
LES SALAUDS VONT EN ENFER / THE WICKED GO TO HELL 1:30
Here is the "answer" to the "heist film" boomlet of mid-50s France, where two escaped convicts (Henri Vidal, Serge Reggiani) get much more than they bargained for in the form of a shapely, sphinx-like young woman (Marina Vlady) they "capture" during their time on the run. A clever, delirious jumping-off point for the films comprising the "last wave" of classic French film noir.
(1956) 91min. Directed by Robert Hossein. Scenario & dialogue by René Wheeler. Adaptation by René Wheeler & Robert Hossein from the play by Frédèric Dard. Photographed by Michel Kelber. Music by André Hossein. With Marina Vlady, Serge Reggiani, Henri Vidal, Robert Dalban, Robert Hossein, Jacques Duby, Guy Kerner.
SUNDAY DEC 12
PARIS PICK-UP / LE MONTE-CHARGE 3:30
Robert Hossein and Lea Massari are pitch-perfect in this very twisty tale of murder and misdirection, all coming to pass on a very noir-like Xmas Eve. Even if you're as handsome as Hossein, it shouldn't be this easy to pick up a beautiful woman—and, as you'll see, it's a hard-earned lesson!
(1962) 90 mins. Director: Marcel Bluwal. Screenplay: Frédéric Dard, Marcel Bluwal, adapted from Frédéric Dard's novel. Music: Georges Delerue. Photographed by André Bac. With Robert Hossein, Lea Massari, Robert Dalban, Maurice Biraud.
