Movies by Jean-Claude Brisseau
The Exterminating Angels
A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.
The Afternoon of a Bored Young Man
Paris, Latin Quarter, May 1968. Images of barricades and police movements in the street. In his bedroom, on his bed, a young man indulges in daydreams that invade the whole space.
Shadows
The life of an ordinary working class family in Bagnolet's block of council flats, Paris' suburb. "I've spent 17 years here. I sacrificed myself for you. Now it's over. " says the mother, who dreams of being a singer. Between a pre-teen rocker brother and a disillusioned father, daughter Nathalie brings balance into this breaking-down family.
Death in the Afternoon
A man stabbed to death is haunted by his memories and fantasies while dying alone.
Des jeunes femmes disparaissent
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