The Girl's Dead, Man

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 16, 1974

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

La Compagnie Parisienne de Films,Reda productions

Cast

Claudia Coste,François Guillaume,Catherine Rouchon,Edith Ker,Marielle Ollivier,Michel Blanc,Jerry Di Giacomo,Anne Dolans,Pierre Forget,Christian Durocand 7 more

Director

Daniel Daërt

Writer

Jacques Valois,Daniel Daërt

Producer

rene levy-balenci,Daniel Daërt

Cinematography

Georges Strouvé

Music

Vladimir Cosma

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0490931