Clouzot the early works Vol. 2 The unknown singer ; I'll be alone after midnight ; The terror of Batignolles
The unknown singer: A singer who was thought dead is found amnesiac in Russia. Back in France, he gives a concealed recital under a mask and appears as a ghost to the one who wanted to suppress it, and to his wife who never stopped loving him.I'll be alone after midnight: A young woman bickering with her husband decides to take revenge. The neighbor is in love with her. She buys all the balloons of a traveling merchant and attaches her card to each one with the inscription: "I will be alone after midnight". The ballons fly away.The terror of Batignolles: It opens amid dark rooftops and sinister silhouettes, as a master crook slips into a swank apartment and begins to fill his bag with loot. But the owners come home early and a confrontation takes place. Although called 'The Terror of Batignolles, ' our burglar is such a big sissy that he's repeatedly frightened by kittens.
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Subject |
Amnesia > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Burglars > Drama. |
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Feature films. Comedy films. Short films. Fiction films. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2018]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as motion pictures in 1931. Wide screen (16x9). |
Formatted Contents Note: | The unknown singer / Les Films Osso ; directed by Victor Tourjansky ; screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Henri Decoin, Henri Diamant-Berger, Pierre-Gilles Veber (1931, 81 min.) -- I'll be alone after midnight / Les Films Osso ; directed by Jacques de Baroncelli ; screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Pierre-Gilles Veber (1931, 56 min.) -- The terror of Batignolles / Les Films Osso ; directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot ; screenplay by Jacques de Baroncelli (1931, 15 min.) |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | The unknown singer: Cinematography, Curt Courant ; music, René Sylviano. I'll be alone after midnight: Cinematography, Louis Chaix, Henri Janvier ; music, Philippe Parès, Georges Van Parys. The terror of Batignolles: Cinematography, Chaix ; music, D.E. Inghelbrecht. |
Participant or Performer Note: | The unknown singer: Lucien Muratore, Simone Cerdan, Jim Gérald. I'll be alone after midnight: Mireille Perrey, Pierre Bertin. The terror of Batignolles: Louis-Jacques Boucot, Germaine Aussey, Jean Wall. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen (16x9) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
Language Note: | French dialogue; optional English subtitles. |