The Clouzot Scandal (2017)

6.5/10 60 min Documentary TV Movie

Overview

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.

Cast

Aurélien Recoing

Narrator (voice)

Bernard Stora

Self

Bertrand Blier

Self

Bong Joon Ho

Self

Dominik Moll

Self

Jacques Tardi

Self

Pascal Bonitzer

Self

Pierre Assouline

Self

Xavier Giannoli

Self

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self (archive footage)

Herbert von Karajan

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage)

Max Douy

Self (archive footage)

Odette Berroyer

Self (archive footage)

Pablo Picasso

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Nicaud

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

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