The Clouzot Scandal

A portrait of the master of thriller and noir realism

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.

Documentary

Aurélien Recoing

(Narrator (voice))

Bernard Stora

(Self)

Bertrand Blier

(Self)

Bong Joon-ho

(Self)

Dominik Moll

(Self)

Jacques Tardi

(Self)

Michèle Ressi

(Self)

Pascal Bonitzer

(Self)

Pierre Assouline

(Self)

Xavier Giannoli

(Self)

Alfred Greven

(Self (archive footage))

Henri-Georges Clouzot

(Self (archive footage))

Herbert von Karajan

(Self (archive footage))

Jérôme Géronimi

(Self (archive footage))

Joseph Goebbels

(Self (archive footage))

Max Douy

(Self (archive footage))

Odette Berroyer

(Self (archive footage))

Pablo Picasso

(Self (archive footage))

Philippe Nicaud

(Self (archive footage))

Philippe Pétain

(Self (archive footage))

Pierre Tchernia

(Self (archive footage))