Le Corbeau DVD
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Film Details
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Produced in 1943
Main Language - French with English subtitles
Countries & Regions - European Film, French Film
MovieMail's Review
The German Occupation brought Clouzot a long-term contract as a writer-director for the Nazi-controlled Continental Films, who had been handed a brief by Goebbels to produce unchallenging films for the French public. They certainly didn’t get it with Le Corbeau (1942), Clouzot’s second film as director, which has often been called ‘the first true French film noir’. Its assured direction, atmosphere of moral corruption and the bitter and caustic bite of the film’s dialogue ensured a storm of controversy and it was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the left-wing Resistance press and the Catholic Church.
Based on a true story, the film tells of a provincial French town plagued by suspicion, paranoia and hatred after the appearance of several anonymous poison-pen letters signed only ‘Le Corbeau’ (‘The Raven’). It was uncomfortable mirror to hold up to occupied wartime society and the film was banned after the Liberation, only for its fortunes to be revived when it was hailed as a subversive masterwork by a number of prominent French cultural figures.
Film Description
A dark film produced during the German Occupation from a pessimistic Clouzot. A village suffers a spate of poison-pen letters written by 'The Raven' which turns everyone against everyone else. The film was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the left-wing Resistance press (for attacking the French moral character) and the Catholic Church, and was banned after the Liberation. Its fortunes were revived when it was championed by French intellectuals as a subversive tale.
DVD Details
Certificate: PG
Publisher: Optimum Releasing
Length: 92 mins
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region: 2
Cat No: OPTD0185
Format: DVD Colour
Subtitles: English
DVD Extras
- Remastered print
- Introduction by film critic Ginette Vincendean.
Film Stills
Community Reviews
by Barry Forshaw on 18th March 2005
At last, we are able to see one of Clouzot’s most acerbic classics, unseen in this country for many years. Ironically, Otto Preminger re-made the film in Hollywood, bu... Read on
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