Georges Franju Movies

A travelling company makes its way round the small villages of France. Shot for the program Cinéma 16 broadcast by the French channel FR3,...

Story of a young, inexperienced ship captain named Marlow, who struggles in solitude during the voyage with disease, insubordinate crew and vagaries...

The life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie.

A lyrical evocation of times past and a reflection on the inevitable passing of time through the recollections of an old fisherman.

This Government-commissioned documentary was intended to reflect the modernisation of French industry. However, in Franju’s hands it became an...

A residential area schoolboy discovers the odd universe of the Parisian metro. At one point, he glimpses the beautiful face of a blond-haired girl....

In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to...

Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this...

A very strange yet beautiful portrait of the French city of Amiens, with a voice-over by André Malraux.

At the editing table, Georges Franju comments on two sequences from his film, Les Yeux sans visage. Episode of the TV program "Cinéma,...

A portrait of feuilleton author, Marcel Allain, creator of one of Franju’s favourite heroes: Fantômas.

This silent film on the Paris Metro was the first foray into film by Georges Franju and only foray into the realization of the future creator of the...

A family goes on holiday, abandoning the little girl’s dog.

Made for "Cinéma, de notre temps" series. Interview with Georges Franju (1912-1987), a figure of immense importance in the history of French...