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.
Thank You, Natercia · 1960Thank You, Natercia
★ 9.01960
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy widow, Natercia, helps Alain, a poor young man, to put together the film he plans to make. They decide to pool their resources to make the project a reality. At the first screening, Natercia realizes that Alain no longer needs her.
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.
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 Heat of a Thousand Suns · 1965The Heat of a Thousand Suns
★ 6.31965
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
A young man from the far future, bored by his surroundings, blasts off into space with only his cat and some robots for company. On a distant planet he discovers a serene, tranquil culture and falls in love with a girl.
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.
Le Petit Matin · 1971Le Petit Matin
★ 4.91971
MovieRomanceDrama
Nina lives with her family in a superb property in the French region of Landes. She loves her cousin Jean who is overprotected by his possessive mother, Eva. There is war and, after the French defeat, Jean wants to reach London.
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...
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