In Barbet Schroeder’s controversial 1975 film Maîtresse, Ariane’s (Bulle Ogier’s) clothes perfectly represent her split life. Just as her flat is divided between a conventional upper level and a state ...

Claude Chabrol began his career as a critic at Cahiers du Cinéma in the 1950s before becoming a key part of the French new wave. He was often labelled the “French Hitchcock” but, with his rigorously ...

With a career spanning more than 170 films, Michel Piccoli was one of the finest, most versatile actors in cinema. From artists to everymen, killers to popes, his style is malleable, but his presence ...