Jeanne Moreau, Alexandra Stewart, Charles Denner
Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal ? What is her purpose ?
DVD Release Date: January 23, 2001
Stats: 148 reviews
Francois Truffaut ("The 400 Blows"/"Jules and Jim"/"The Wild Child"), one of the most beloved and prolific directors to emerge from the French new wave movement, directed this tribute to Alfred Hitchcock in 1968. Two years prior, Truffaut had released "Fahrenheit 451", which was ...( read more)
Stylish revenge thriller by François Truffaut, who I think was rather too ponderous, subtle and out of his element everytime he tried to get into Hitchcock territory; but with the macabre Bernard Herrmann in the music, and the sophisticated and calm Jeanne Moreau; he had winning ...( read more)
It is obvious that this is the movie that inspired ¨Kill Bill¨ because there is a lot of similities and homage scenes, eventhough Tarantino stated he has never seen it. Guess what?! I don´t believe him.
¨The Bride Wore Black¨ is a hitchcokian flix that is beautifully photograph...( read more)
The premise of Kill Bill (oh you Tarantino copycat...),brilliantly extracting influences from Hitchcock,probably through their conversation monsieur Francois arranged in an interview style,the Bride is Moreau in her most sexual display and provocative grandeur.Beauty is subjectiv...( read more)
Francois Truffaut was a respected and talented director, but there's only one Hitchcock. Call me a homer. I don't care. Of course, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Truffaut was most certainly meaning this to be a tribute to the filmmaking master. But Truffaut falls...( read more)
Truffaut's take on revenge and Hitchcockian filmmaking is more interesting from a psychological standpoint, with its damaged heroine (the excellent Jeanne Moreau) and her unusually average, and increasingly sympathetic, quarry. The filmmaking technique on display is wildly diverg...( read more)
This was really different from the other Truffaut films I have seen. Jeanne Moreau is fantastic as always.
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