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The First Night is a french film of genre Drama directed by Georges Franju released in USA on 1 january 1958
The First Night (1958)
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Add to a movie listLa Première Nuit est un court métrage de fiction français, sans parole, de Georges Franju sorti en 1958.
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Un garçon de dix ans passe la nuit dans le métro après avoir suivi une camarade d'école. Endormi sur une marche, il croit la reconnaître dans les rames qu'il voit en rêve...Comments
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There are 21 films with the same director, 68025 with the same cinematographic genres (including 13375 with exactly the same 2 genres than The First Night), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The First Night, you will probably like those similar films :
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
, 1h28Directed by Claude Sautet, Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Noir, Crime
Actors Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, François Guérin, Claude Brasseur, Édith Scob
Rating75%
At night just outside Paris, a woman drives along a riverbank and dumps a corpse in the river. After the body is recovered, Dr. Génessier identifies the remains as those of his missing daughter, Christiane Génessier, whose face was horribly disfigured in an automobile accident that occurred before her disappearance, which her father was responsible for. Dr. Génessier lives in a large mansion, which is adjacent to his clinic, with numerous caged German Shepherds and other large dogs.
Le grand Méliès (1952)
, 31minutesDirected by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Rating69%
Un film biographique sur l'illusionniste cinématographique Georges Méliès mettant en vedette la veuve de Méliès, Jeanne d'Alcy, dans le rôle d'elle-même, et leur fils André dans le rôle de son propre père.
Therese (1962)
, 1h49Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Emmanuelle Riva, Philippe Noiret, Sami Frey, Édith Scob, Renée Devillers, Hélène Dieudonné
Rating71%
Thérèse is living in a provincial town, unhappily married to Bernard, a dull, pompous man whose only interest is preserving his family name and property. They live in an isolated country mansion surrounded by servants. Early in her marriage her only comforts are her fondness for Bernard's pine-tree forest, which was her primary reason for marrying him, and her love for her sister-in-law and Bernard's half-sister, Anne. On Thérèse's honeymoon, she slipped away from Bernard's bed to throw away a letter from Anne in which Anne expressed her love for Jean, a Jewish student. Later, when Jean leaves Anne, Thérèse feels a sense of satisfaction and relief. However, Anne soon leaves. Desperately lonely and trapped, Thérèse accidentally learns that an increase in Bernard's medication makes him ill. While Anne nurses Thérèse's unwanted baby, Thérèse begins to experiment, taking advantage of his hypochondria and forgetfulness. Eventually she tries to poison him with arsenic, but the dose isn't fatal. Thérèse's forged prescriptions are then discovered. Thérèse is arrested, but Bernard refuses to press charges. She is acquitted when Bernard perjures himself for her at the trial and her politically influential father bribes a court official. On the way back to the country estate, she tries to think of an explanation to offer to Bernard. Unable to give Bernard a proper explanation, she allows Bernard to place her in a prison of his own devising. He locks her in a bedroom and allows her only cigarettes and wine, as she slowly wastes away. Much later, he frees her for a party at which the family gathers to meet Anne's new husband, and their friends are shocked at her sickly appearance and deterioration. Bernard then moves her to Paris. Still hoping to learn the motives for her crime, he listens to further explanations, but he cannot understand.The movie recounts in flashback the circumstances that led to her being charged with poisoning her husband.
Judex (1963)
, 1h38Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Channing Pollock, Sylva Koscina, Édith Scob, Francine Bergé, René Génin, Jacques Jouanneau
Rating70%
The plot revolves the banker Favraux, receiving a threatening note from Judex demanding that he pay back people he has swindled. He is later drugged by Judex and locked away. Meanwhile the former governess, Diana, kidnaps Jacqueline to try to get the banker's money.
Thomas the Impostor (1965)
, 1h34Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Fabrice Rouleau, Emmanuelle Riva, Rosy Varte, Jean Servais, Michel Vitold, Sophie Darès
Rating65%
The film is set during World War I, as Paris is expected to fall to the Germans. The Princesse de Bormes, a widow, helps wounded soldiers by evacuating them from the front and bringing them to her villa in Paris for medical care. However, the authorities will not give the Princess and the soldiers passes to return to Paris. The situation changes when an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins the authorities and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. Thomas is able to use his position of posing as the general's nephew to cut through the red tape, in order to help the Princess. She is entranced by Thomas, and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However, Thomas feels impelled to see more war action. Later, he is caught behind enemy lines when he is moved with a military unit into the heat of battle.
Head Against the Wall (1959)
, 1h32Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Charles Aznavour, Anouk Aimée, Jean Galland, Jean Ozenne
Rating69%
François is committed to a mental hospital by his father Maître Gérane, a wealthy man who does not tolerate objection. The institution is owned by Dr. Varmont whose traditional treatment methods conflict with the beliefs of Dr. Emery, supporter of a more sensitive approach. François becomes friends with an epileptic, Heurtevent and together they try to escape, but they fail and the sweet Heurtevent commits suicide. Afterwards François manages to flee and hides at the home of his friend, Stéphanie.
Spotlight on a Murderer (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Pierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dany Saval, Marianne Koch, Philippe Leroy
Rating64%
La plupart des héritiers du comte de Keraudren connaissent une mort violente dans le château dont ils doivent assurer l'entretien et les charges, la mort du comte - dont le corps n'a pas été retrouvé - ne pouvant être déclarée qu'au terme d'une période de cinq ans.
The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Francis Huster, Fausto Tozzi, Gillian Hills, Lucien Barjon, André Lacombe, Tino Carraro
Rating59%
L'abbé Mouret, jeune prêtre campagnard est fasciné par la belle Albine qui l'entraîne, comme dans un rêve, dans un immense jardin merveilleux, où ils se perdent. Il y découvre la sensualité.
Monsieur et Madame Curie (1956)
, 14minutesDirected by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Biography
Actors Nicole Stéphane, Lucien Barjon
Rating66%
