The NHTI Friday Night at the Movies will be screening one of the most celebrated films of French filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot, “Quai des Orfèvres” (1947) for which Clouzot (known as the French “Master of Suspense”) won “Best Director” at the renowned Venice Film Festival. “Quai des Orfèvres” will screen on Friday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in Sweeney Hall Auditorium on campus of NHTI, Concord’s Community College. NHTI students enter for free. Everyone else pays $10 (cash or check at the door, no advance sales). For more information, contact Steve Ambra at sambra@ccsnh.edu
About the film:
This French film is directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, often referred to as the “French Master of Suspense.” He is known for his thrillers like “The Wages of Fear” (1953) and “Diabolique” (1955). A superb earlier (and lesser known) example of his highly influential talent is “Quai des Orfèvres” (1947), a police procedural exploring the troubles of post-war France with telling character portraits. When a wealthy, lecherous old man is murdered, there is no shortage of suspects.
The investigation is led by a seasoned police inspector (the great French actor Louis Jouvet) and centers on the jealous husband (Bernard Blier) of a beautiful dance hall performer (Suzy Delair). The noirish B&W cinematography is stunning! In French with English subtitles.