After working successfully as an actor in France during the 1930s, Eric von Stroheim, in common with such French actors and directors as Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Jean Renoir and Julien Duvivier, moved to Hollywood after the outbreak of WWII. He left behind such memorable movies as Les Disparus de St Agil, La Grande illusion, Têmpete (the last to be shown) and L’Alibi which h...
Getting rid of a father has been a Freudian dream but it may become a nightmare. This singular story shot in Argentina by French director Pierre Chenal is a superb melodrama. There are some scenes to point out as remarkable and one in particular: the son's horror when he understands his father is being ed according to what he and his sister had planned. There is another enigmat...
