The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Directed by: Jacques Demy
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Elements)
Running Time: 1 h 31 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Catherine Deneuve, Music, Direction, Cinematography, Unconventional Story, Themes
WEAKNESSES: -
Lovers separated by war face life-altering decisions.
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Repulsion (1965)
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Violence, and Disturbing/Sexual Content)
Running Time: 1 h 45 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Production Design, Acting
WEAKNESSES: -
A sex-repulsed young woman slowly sinks into madness.
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Tristana (1970)
Directed by: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Rated: PG-13 for Some Thematic Elements and Some Disturbing Images
Running Time: 1 h 39 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Direction
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
A young and innocent girl is taken under the wing of an older guardian after her mother passes away, and soon the guardian begins to make advances towards her.
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Belle De Jour (1967)
Directed by: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 40 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: -
A young Parisian housewife spends her afternoons working as a prostitute in a brothel.
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