Knave of Hearts (Monsieur Ripois)

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Directed by

René Clément

Starring (View all)

Gérard Philipe
André Ripois

Valerie Hobson
Catherine Ripois

Joan Greenwood
Norah

Margaret Johnston
Anne

Natasha Parry
Patricia

Germaine Montero
Marcelle

Martin Benson
Art

Gerald Campion
Harry

Written by

René Clément
adaptation

Raymond Queneau
dialogue

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2 years, 9 months ago at Jul 18 12:59

fernando

(OK) Clement seems modern, pre new wave, feeling the London scene, and havng Philippeacting as a french James Dean (is excellent¡), but somehow the argument is not as good

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Description: The Italian neo-realist influence that is so evident in René Clément’s Oscar-winning 1949 film Au-delà des grilles is also felt in this quirky romantic comedy, through its use of real locations (mostly in the bustling centre of London) and fluid, documentary-style photography. Along with some of his contemporaries (notably Georges Franju and Jean-Pierre Melville) René Clément had started to trail-blaze a new kind of cinema, departing from the conventions of the quality tradition that had grown stale and predictable by the early 1950s, and laying the groundwork for the French New Wave. If you did not know that Clément had ... (more)

Release date: 30 September 1954

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fernando posted a review 2 years, 9 months ago

“(OK) Clement seems modern, pre new wave, feeling the London scene, and havng Philippeacting as a french James Dean (is excellent¡), but somehow the argument is not as good” read more