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The French New Wave gave world cinema some of its finest directors – among them François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, Jacques Demy, and Agnès Varda. Included amongst that bunch of master filmmakers was Claude Chabrol – a former Cahiers du Cinema critic like some of his contemporaries – who idolized the “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock, more than any other director; The Champagne Murders (AKA Le scandale) gave him a chance to pay tribute to his cinematic idol. Long unavailable on home video, Kino Lorber has picked up the film for its debut on Blu-ray.
The Champagne Murders (1967)
Released: 31 Mar 1967
Rated: N/A
Runtime: 105 min
Director: Claude Chabrol
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Furneaux, Stéphane Audran
Writer(s): Claude Brulé (screenplay), Derek...
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