Serie noire
1979. France. Directed by Alain Corneau. Screenplay by Georges Perec from a novel by Jim Thompson. With Patrick Deware, Myriam Boyer, Marie Trintignant. An errant husband and a femme fatale plot a murder in this gritty adaptation of an American novel published as part of the serie noire of pulp crime fiction in France. Courtesy Cultural Services of the French Embassy. 111 min.
Gaumont Thrillers: From Fantômas to A Gang Story
August 15–September 4, 2012
Organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator, Department of Film, in association with Gaumont France.
The exhibition is supported in part by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States (www.frenchculture.org).
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