Le Boucher
(1970)
Stars: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone, Mario Beccara
Director: Claude Chabrol
Writer: Claude Chabrol
Language: English
Studio: Arrow
Duration: 92
Sexual frustration is the focus of this Hitchcockian thriller from French director Claude Chabrol. Schoolteacher Hélène (Stéphane Audran) comes to a small Périgord village to begin a new job. She is soon romanced by the local butcher, Popaul (Jean Yanne), but is distracted by her job and memories of a previous ill-fated relationship. A series of brutal murders of young women and a dropped cigarette-lighter raise Hélène's suspicions about her suitor, whose pitiable, depraved compulsions lead to a gruesome conclusion. Audran, who was Chabrol's wife at the time, makes an engaging heroine, and Yanne is simultaneously scary and pathetic as the obsessive butcher.
Stéphane Audran | Helene |
Jean Yanne | Popaul |
Antonio Passalia | Angelo |
Pascal Ferone | Père Cahrpy |
Mario Beccara | Leon Hamel |
William Guérault | Charles |
Roger Rudel | Police Inspector Grumbach |
Jean Rabier | Cinematographer |
Jacques Gaillard | Editor |
Pierre Jansen | Composer |
Guy Littaye | Production Designer |
Anthony Pass |
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0064106