Maurice Pialat Movies

Byzance uses a text by Stefan Zweig to describe the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked...

During a desultory night on the town, two men talk about their experiences with women. One of them disparages his ex-wife, while the other is...

La Corne d'or is mostly concerned with religious ritual, examining the mosque (and former cathedral) discussed in Byzance. As a contrast against...

Documentary about the making of Maurice Pialat's 1969 film "L'Enfance nue" (Naked Childhood).

All of Pialat's Turkish films are uniquely interested in the country — especially Istanbul — as it was, not just as it is at the precise...

A self-centered man with many diversions occasionally visits his 4-year-old son and the boy's mother.

In a deliberately erratic and disjointed fashion, this film follows the adventures of Bernard (Jean-Pierre Leaud). A young man from the provinces, he...

An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments – Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian...

In Brittany, facing the strongest tides in Europe, the world's first tidal power plant is being built. A documentary also known as The Rance Tidal...

In Noirmoutier, Agnès Varda shoots her eighth film, Les Créatures, starring Catherine Deneuve, under the watchful eye of Maurice Pialat.

A short 6-minute essay-documentary by Maurice Pialat on the region in which much of the action of Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble unfolds.

Images of Parisian department stores serve as a backdrop for commentary portraying the coquettish Parisian woman.

Nina and Lizzy meet at the mental institution they are committed to. Nina, who feels guilty for her father's death, has been depressed since the...

Impressive sound design, non-linear editing, great ‘expressionistic’ locations and b&w cinematography, this is an experimental piece for...

A report celebrating Lyon, a young and vibrant city that has managed to preserve the vestiges of its ancient past.

A César award winning short film about a young actress who has to disguise her pregnancy bump in order to keep working.

Pialat roams Pigalle, a two-faced neighborhood frequented at night by cabaret patrons and during the day by local residents.

The life of the world's most famous avenue, day and night, as told by Maurice Pialat and Georges de Caunes.