Original portrait photograph of Claude Chabrol, circa 1960

N.p. Unifrance Film, Circa 1960. Vintage borderless press photograph of Claude Chabrol, circa 1960.

A giant of French cinema, Chabrol was the first of the core five "Cahier du Cinema" film critics turned filmmakers to direct (and write) his own feature, "Le Beau Serge" (1958), a thriller indebted to Hitchcock that is today often cited as the first film of the French New Wave. A prolific and popular filmmaker for over five decades, Chabrol averaged five films a year, and is perhaps best known for his crime thrillers, but tackled genres across the spectrum, often with a biting criticism of the French bourgeoisie just beneath the surface.

5 x 7 inches, with wide bottom margin. Near Fine.

[Book #150379]