The Eye of Vichy

The Eye of Vichy

1993 · 110 min · ★ 5.4 · Documentary, War

Directed by French filmmaker Claude Chabrol, this documentary examines Nazi and Vichy newsreels and propaganda films from World War II meant to turn the French against the Jews and the Allied Forces and into Nazi sympathizers. This movie is only made of archive pictures: the official newsreels that were broadcasted on French movie screens during 1940 and 1944 (the Occupation).

Directed by Claude Chabrol · Written by Robert O. Paxton

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

PhiloOVIDFandor Amazon ChannelCineverse Amazon Channel

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 42m together

The Eye of Vichy

La Cérémonie

Both from Claude Chabrol.

More from Claude ChabrolSee all →

The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinThe Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin · 1988
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
9.31988
SeriesCrimeMystery
The Dossiers of Inspector Lavardin is a French television series in four 90-minute episodes, created by Dominique Roulet and Claude Chabrol and broadcast between September 15, 1988 and February 1, 1990 on TF1. It follows the two films Chicken in Vinegar and Inspector Lavardin directed by Claude Chabrol and already featuring Jean Poiret in the role of Lavardin. This short series depicts the investigations of Inspector Lavardin, a tongue-in-cheek policeman known for his bad manners.
BreathlessBreathless · 1960
Breathless
7.51960
MovieDramaCrime
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Chez MaupassantChez Maupassant · 2007
Chez Maupassant
7.42007
SeriesComedy
"Chez Maupassant" is a French anthology television series based on short stories by Guy de Maupassant. Created by Gérard Jourd'hui and Gaëlle Girre, it ran on France 2 in three seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2011. It consists of a total of 24 episodes of which half are 60 minutes long and half are 30 minutes.
This Man Must DieThis Man Must Die · 1969
This Man Must Die
7.31969
MovieThrillerDrama
When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.
Story of WomenStory of Women · 1988
Story of Women
7.31988
MovieDramaHistory
France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury, and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting up with a young lover.
La CérémonieLa Cérémonie · 1995
La Cérémonie
7.31995
MovieDramaThriller
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.
FantômasFantômas · 1980
Fantômas
7.21980
SeriesCrimeMystery
Master criminal Fantomas kills an ambassador, has an affair with the dead man's wife, sneaks into a rich woman's house handing out vanishing-ink business cards, is arrested and sentenced to death but switches with an actor, who goes to the guillotine.
The ButcherThe Butcher · 1970
The Butcher
7.11970
MovieThrillerCrime
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
Gainsbourg: A Heroic LifeGainsbourg: A Heroic Life · 2010
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
6.92010
MovieDrama
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
The Unfaithful WifeThe Unfaithful Wife · 1969
The Unfaithful Wife
6.91969
MovieCrimeDrama
A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.
TormentTorment · 1994
Torment
6.91994
MovieDramaThriller
Working extremely hard to keep his hotel afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.
UnfaithfulUnfaithful · 2002
Unfaithful
6.72002
MovieThrillerDrama
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
The Other Side of the WindThe Other Side of the Wind · 2018
The Other Side of the Wind
6.72018
MovieDrama
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.
BluebeardBluebeard · 1963
Bluebeard
6.41963
MovieDramaCrime
Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
Comedy of PowerComedy of Power · 2006
Comedy of Power
6.32006
MovieDrama
Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of participating in massive corporate malfeasance. As her investigation leads her into the upper echelons of government, Jeanne becomes intoxicated by the power she is amassing.
Madame BovaryMadame Bovary · 1991
Madame Bovary
6.31991
MovieDrama
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter