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The Girl's Dead, Man

1974 90 min ★ 3.3 Adventure Fantasy Horror

A young couple discover an ancient book in the attic and start reading the story of the Malemort family: a sombre household set in the nineteenth century in rural France. The old man Deroze plays his violin and tries to seduce the maid. His elder daughter Maxime "qui tue les mouches et deguste en cachette des fruits juteux". Underneath her bourgeois facade her senses are not yet put to rest. There is the rest of this upstairs/downstairs family who is visited by a sea captain who learns of a hidden treasure The storyline of this adult fairy tale is less important than the cinematography and the lyric fairy tale atmosphere that surrounds this movie. A little masterpiece still to be rediscovered.

Director: Daniel Daërt Writer: Jacques Valois Writer: Daniel Daërt

Cast

Nicole Chomo Nicole Chomo Clemence
Christian Duroc Christian Duroc Toine
Pierre Forget Pierre Forget Mr. Deroze
François Guillaume François Guillaume Captain
Catherine Laborde Catherine Laborde Slattern
Marielle Ollivier Marielle Ollivier Ida
Marie Hélène Règne Marie Hélène Règne Maxime
Catherine Rouchon Catherine Rouchon
Claudia Coste Claudia Coste
Jerry Di Giacomo Jerry Di Giacomo
Anne Dolans Anne Dolans
Michel Blanc Michel Blanc