Directing
Pierre Kast
Born September 22, 1920 · Paris, France
Died October 20, 1984 · aged 64
Pierre Kast (22 September 1920, Paris – 20 October 1984, Rome) was a French screenwriter and film and television director. A member of the Cahiers du cinéma in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries. Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64. Source: Article "Pierre Kast" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
French Cancan · 1955French Cancan
★ 7.21955
MovieComedyDrama
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
Money Money Money · 1972Money Money Money
★ 6.71972
MovieAdventureComedy
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
The Season for Love · 1961The Season for Love
★ 5.11961
MovieComedyDrama
Sylvain, a suave, witty player as well as an accomplished writer and Genevieve met 10 months ago. He wanted a serious relationship for the first time so they moved to the country so they could be together and he could write.
The Passion of Slow Fire · 1961The Passion of Slow Fire
★ 6.71961
MovieMysteryCrime
Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.
The Strange Madame X · 1951The Strange Madame X
★ 5.01951
MovieDrama
Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...
Septembre Chilien · 1973Septembre Chilien
★ 10.01973
MovieDocumentary
Bruno Muel's documentary on the coup in Chile in 1973. Muel, who was part of the famed Medvedkine group, along with Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard, among others, captured one of the most powerful portraits of the early days of Dictatorship. Profound solidarity with the socialist cause, Muel and his team showed great courage to mix the official registration of images with those triumphant, clandestine, of the nascent opposition.
The Irony of Chance · 1974The Irony of Chance
★ 5.61974
MovieDramaWar
A series of events beginning during the German occupation of France showing what might have happened if one thing had gone differently. The premise concerns the assassination of a German officer by a young member of the Resistance.
A Bullet Through the Heart · 1966A Bullet Through the Heart
★ 6.01966
MovieDramaMystery
Francesco, a young Sicilian aristocrat, scars an aging gangster who has set out to take away his property. The gangster vows to obtain vengeance, and Francesco is forced to flee across Greece with his girl friend, pursued by his antagonist's vicious henchmen.
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