Georges Franju

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Georges Franju

Born April 12, 1912 · Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Died November 5, 1987 · aged 75

Georges Franju was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine. Before working in French cinema, Franju had several different jobs. Franju was also briefly in the military in Algeria and was discharged in 1932. On his return, Franju studied to become a set designer and later created backdrops for music halls including Casino de Paris and the Folles Bergère. In the mid-thirties, …

Known For

Eyes Without a FaceEyes Without a Face · 1960
Eyes Without a Face
7.61960
MovieDramaHorror
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.
JudexJudex · 1963
Judex
6.91963
MovieCrimeThriller
Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade. Franju shuffles through the plot of Feuillade's lengthy serial of the same name, about an adventurer named Judex whose revenge against the corrupt banker Favraux unleashes a complicated series of schemes.
Spotlight on a MurdererSpotlight on a Murderer · 1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
6.51961
MovieMystery
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.
Head Against the WallHead Against the Wall · 1959
Head Against the Wall
6.81959
MovieDrama
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
La DiscordeLa Discorde · 1978
La Discorde
9.01978
Movie
A man comes back to his old haunts and surveys the changes around him
Blood of the BeastsBlood of the Beasts · 1949
Blood of the Beasts
7.51949
MovieDocumentary
An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.
Thomas the ImpostorThomas the Impostor · 1965
Thomas the Impostor
6.51965
MovieDramaWar
In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.
ShadowmanShadowman · 1974
Shadowman
6.01974
MovieHorrorThriller
Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this tribute to the pulp adventure stories of Louis Feuillade.

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