Maurice Pialat
August 31, 1925 · 101 years old
Maurice Pialat (21 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of r…
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To Our Loves
An erratic young woman's family desperately tries to prevent her increasingly erotic ways.
Under the Sun of Satan
A priest stuck in a rural congregation and burdened with his overwrought spirituality, finds purpose in a troubled woman accused of murder.
Loulou
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Police
A moody, jaded police detective, while investigating a drug ring, falls for a mysterious woman and is drawn into a shady and dangerous scheme.
Van Gogh
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.
Naked Childhood
An anguished foster child takes to mischief and lies as his foster parents do their best to love and care for him. But it might be too little, too late in this emotionally devastating portrayal of the orphaned child.
We Won't Grow Old Together
A husband and wife in a loveless marriage struggle to remain ignorant to their failed relationship.
My Little Loves
A boy is left to his own devices when his mother refuses to pay for his schooling.
The Mouth Agape
Monique is dying. Around her gather her unfaithful husband, her son, who is like his father, and her daughter-in-law. We observe them playing with life as she dies.
Graduate First
A study of a group of young working class people in a French village, who are embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.