The Girl's Dead, Man (1974)
The Girl's Dead, Man (1974)
A young couple discover an ancient book in the attic and start reading the story of the Malemort family: a sombre household set in the nineteenth century in rural France. The old man Deroze plays his violin and tries to seduce the maid. His elder daughter Maxime "qui tue les mouches et deguste en cachette des fruits juteux". Underneath her bourgeois facade her senses are not yet put to rest. There is the rest of this upstairs/downstairs family who is visited by a sea captain who learns of a hidden treasure The storyline of this adult fairy tale is less important than the cinematography and the lyric fairy tale atmosphere that surrounds this movie. A little masterpiece still to be rediscovered.

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Cast

Nicole Chomo Nicole Chomo As: Clemence
Christian Duroc Christian Duroc As: Toine
Pierre Forget Pierre Forget As: M. Deroze
François Guillaume François Guillaume As: Le Capitaine
Catherine Laborde Catherine Laborde As: La Souillon
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Storyline

A young couple discover an ancient book in the attic and start reading the story of the Malemort family: a sombre household set in the nineteenth century in rural France. The old man Deroze plays his violin and tries to seduce the maid. His elder daughter Maxime "qui tue les mouches et deguste en cachette des fruits juteux". Underneath her bourgeois facade her senses are not yet put to rest. There is the rest of this upstairs/downstairs family who is visited by a sea captain who learns of a hidden treasure The storyline of this adult fairy tale is less important than the cinematography and the lyric fairy tale atmosphere that surrounds this movie. A little masterpiece still to be rediscovered.


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Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Language: Français

Release Date: 16 January 1974

Country: FR

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: La Compagnie Parisienne de Films, Reda productions

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Cast

Directed By

Daniel Daërt

Daniel Daërt

Director

Pierre Meldener

Pierre Meldener

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Daniel Daërt

Daniel Daërt

Producer

rene levy-balenci

rene levy-balenci

Producer

Maggie Gillet

Maggie Gillet

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Lucien Yvonnet

Lucien Yvonnet

Sound

Vladimir Cosma

Vladimir Cosma

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Georges Strouvé

Georges Strouvé

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Marc Bankowsky

Marc Bankowsky

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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