There was something so damned likeable about Claude Chabrol (June 24,1930 – September 12, 2010). He had a remarkable enthusiasm for films and the process of filmmaking which translated into an enthusiasm for life in general. That enthusiasm was also the source of his extraordinary productivity – he directed and often co-wrote roughly one feature [...]
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Conversation with Chabrol
In 1976, Claude Chabrol made a special appearance at the Los Angeles Film Exposition (FILMEX). A friend tipped me off that he was staying at the Century Plaza Hotel, and that if I hung out in the lobby I was likely to run into him there. The tip paid off. I met Chabrol in the [...]
Women in Wonderland, Part 2 – Alice, or the Last Flight (Claude Chabrol 1977)
Alice (Sylvia Kristel) has an argument with her husband. She drives off into the pouring rain. There is an accident. When she wakes up, the sun is shining, but something is not quite right. She comes upon a stone wall that seems to have no beginning and no end. She meets various characters who are [...]
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