Georges Franju Movies

  • 1960
    Eyes Without a Face

    Eyes Without a Face

    Eyes Without a Face

    7.61960HD

    Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who...

    Eyes Without a Face
  • 1963
    Judex

    Judex

    Judex

    6.8951963HD

    Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade. Franju shuffles through the...

    Judex
  • 1949
    Blood of the Beasts

    Blood of the Beasts

    Blood of the Beasts

    7.51949HD

    An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the...

    Blood of the Beasts
  • 1959
    Head Against the Wall

    Head Against the Wall

    Head Against the Wall

    6.7761959HD

    An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

    Head Against the Wall
  • 2019
    Aznavour by Charles

    Aznavour by Charles

    Aznavour by Charles

    6.92019HD

    In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Until 1982, he will shoot hours of footage, his...

    Aznavour by Charles
  • 1961
    Spotlight on a Murderer

    Spotlight on a Murderer

    Spotlight on a Murderer

    6.51961HD

    An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie,...

    Spotlight on a Murderer
  • 1952
    Hôtel des Invalides

    Hôtel des Invalides

    Hôtel des Invalides

    5.71952HD

    A tour of the Hotel des Invalides, and more particularly of the Army Museum and the Saint Louis Chapel. From François I's armor to Guynemer's...

    Hôtel des Invalides
  • 1962
    Therese

    Therese

    Therese

    6.7421962HD

    Thérèse is living in a provincial town, unhappily married to Bernard, a dull, pompous man whose only interest is preserving his family...

    Therese
  • 1974
    Shadowman

    Shadowman

    Shadowman

    5.81974HD

    Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this...

    Shadowman
  • 1964
    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    61964HD

    Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
  • 1975
    L'Homme sans visage

    L'Homme sans visage

    L'Homme sans visage

    01975HD

    This 8-episode miniseries, like Franju's previous Feuillade homage, Judex, was written by and stars the silent filmmaker's grandson, Jacques...

    L'Homme sans visage
  • 1952
    Le Grand Méliès

    Le Grand Méliès

    Le Grand Méliès

    6.71952HD

    A biographical film about cinematic illusionist Georges Méliès featuring Méliès’s widow, Jeanne d’Alcy, as...

    Le Grand Méliès
  • 1970
    The Demise of Father Mouret

    The Demise of Father Mouret

    The Demise of Father Mouret

    4.31970HD

    Serge Mouret is a frail and devout young priest in a tough country parish. When he falls down and loses his memory, he is nursed back to health by...

    The Demise of Father Mouret
  • 1965
    Thomas the Impostor

    Thomas the Impostor

    Thomas the Impostor

    6.31965HD

    In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to...

    Thomas the Impostor
  • 1965
    The Moment of Peace

    The Moment of Peace

    The Moment of Peace

    01965HD

    The movie "L'instant de la paix" consists of three segments: 1. "Les rideaux blancs" (France) 2. "Berlin N 65" (West Germany) 3. "Matura" (Poland)

    The Moment of Peace
  • 1973
    The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line

    61973HD

    Story of a young, inexperienced ship captain named Marlow, who struggles in solitude during the voyage with disease, insubordinate crew and vagaries...

    The Shadow Line
  • 1955
    Mon chien

    Mon chien

    Mon chien

    71955HD

    A family goes on holiday, abandoning the little girl’s dog.

    Mon chien
  • 1979
    Le Dernier Mélodrame

    Le Dernier Mélodrame

    Le Dernier Mélodrame

    01979HD

    A travelling company makes its way round the small villages of France. Shot for the program Cinéma 16 broadcast by the French channel FR3,...

    Le Dernier Mélodrame
  • 1955
    About a River

    About a River

    About a River

    01955HD

    A lyrical evocation of times past and a reflection on the inevitable passing of time through the recollections of an old fisherman.

    About a River
  • 1956
    Monsieur et Madame Curie

    Monsieur et Madame Curie

    Monsieur et Madame Curie

    5.251956HD

    The life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie.

    Monsieur et Madame Curie