I adore Henri-Georges Clouzot. So glad his first short film did not disappoint, like so many other beginning works from the future prolific auteurs do. Impressive, in fact, for a short. Storytelling elements already impressive, with it's almost poetic ending. More comedic elements here proportionately than any later feature films. Limited dialogue; the first few minutes are played out like a silent film; a good one, actually, complete with some slapstick and cute kitties scaring the great "Terror". Obviously a low budget film, but excellent nonetheless!
Henri-Georges Clouzot's prelude to greatness.
The Terror of Batignolles
1931 [FRENCH]
Action / Comedy / Crime
Plot summary
An expressionist comedy greatly influenced by German Expressionism set in a bohemian enclave of northern Paris, which Clouzot made shortly before he served as assistant director to Anatole Litvak and E.A. Dupont and began scripting French versions of German films at Berlin’s UFA studios.
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956*720
French 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
12 hr 15 min
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