Alexandre Astruc Movies

  • 1964
    The Pit and the Pendulum

    The Pit and the Pendulum

    The Pit and the Pendulum

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    A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...

    The Pit and the Pendulum
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

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    An adaptation of the novel 813, in which the gentleman burglar competes to steal state papers and tries to uncover the identity of a terrifying...

    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
  • 1976
    Sartre by Himself

    Sartre by Himself

    Sartre by Himself

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    Michel Contat is Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS, ITEM/CNRS/ENS and a specialist of Jean-Paul Sartre whose novels and theater he has edited...

    Sartre by Himself
  • 1953
    Les Crimes de l'amour

    Les Crimes de l'amour

    Les Crimes de l'amour

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    Two adaptations. First, "Le Rideau cramoisi" by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly is about a young second lieutenant of hussars,...

    Les Crimes de l'amour
  • 1970
    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau

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    A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc, originally aired...

    Introduction à la Méthode de F. W. Murnau