Jean Aurenche — Playwright (37)

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The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
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other title: 法官与杀人犯 / Le juge et l'assassin …
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.

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The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
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雷内·克莱芒 actor: Marcel Barnault / Jean Clarieux …
other title: 玛拉帕加之墙 / Le mura di Malapaga …
Pierre, wanted by the French police for the murder of his young lover, heads for Genova. Cheated at the money exchange, he will not be able to pay for his meal, but a waitress called Maria, whom he had defended from a violent ex-husband, will help him out. The two become intimate friends, but the Italian police, notified of his arrival, is on his track. Even Maria's daughter tries to save him, but Pierre, fallen into the trap the police had prepared for him, is arrested.

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Devil in the Flesh (1947)
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克洛德·奥当-拉哈 actor: 米切林内·普雷斯利 / 热拉尔·菲利普 …
other title: 肉体的恶魔 / Le Diable au corps …
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.

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Hôtel du Nord (1938)
Hôtel du Nord
★ 7.9 7 ratings
马塞尔·卡尔内 actor: 安娜贝拉 / 让-皮埃尔·奥蒙特 …
other title: 北方旅馆 / 北旅馆 …
A young couple, Renee and Pierre, take one night a room at the Hotel du Nord, in Paris, near the canal Saint-Martin. They want to die together, but after having shooted at Renee, Pierre lacks of courage and ran away. Another customer, Monsieur Edmond, a procurer, rescues her. When Renee goes out of the hospital, she is hired as a waitress at the hotel. Monsieur Edmond falls in love with her, but Renee is still thinking of Pierre ...

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Forbidden Games (1952)
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★ 8.5 39 ratings
雷内·克莱芒 actor: 乔吉斯·伯乔利 / 布丽吉特·佛西 …
other title: 금지된 장난 / 禁じられた遊び …
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.