Clouzot: Early Works (Blu-ray)
Before directing his first feature, Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear, Diabolique) spent ten years learning the ropes. During this prolific period as a screenwriter he learned cinematic grammar and began to forge his style. To better know and understand Henri-Georges Clouzot, you have to discover these rare films, of which he was one of the principal architects. Kino Classics is proud to present CLOUZOT: THE EARLY WORKS, which collects six varied features he worked on from 1931-1933: frothy comedies, boxing dramas, musicals and melodramas. The set includes his directorial debut – the short film The Terror of Batignolles (1931), which anticipates his canonical thrillers to come.
Booklet Essay by Film Critic Peter Tonguette
Disc 1:
- Dragnet Night (1931)
- I’ll Be Alone After Midnight (1931)
- The Unknown Singer (1931)
- The Terror of Batignolles (1931)
Disc 2:
- My Cousin From Warsaw (1931)
- Tell Me Tonight (1932)
- Dream Castle (1933)
- Henri-Georges Clouzot - Director
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