Thriller

  • Sergio Martino – Lo Strano vizio della Signora Wardh aka The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971) (HD)

    1971-1980GialloItalySergio MartinoThriller

    Newly married to an older man, Julie returns to Vienna, where a razor wielding slasher is killing women. Jean, her cruel and sadistic former lover, immediately contacts her, certain that only he can satisfy her strange vice. But she rejects him. She also meets George, the handsome cousin of her friend Carol; both are newly rich, thanks to an uncle’s death. Julie’s husband Neil is away frequently, so George pours on the charm. Meanwhile, it seems that the slasher is now focused on Julie. Bodies pile up, other murders are barely avoided, and George invites her to go away with him. Can it end happily?Read More »

  • Pierre Granier-Deferre – L’Etoile du Nord AKA The North Star (1982)

    1981-1990CrimeFrancePierre Granier-DeferreThriller

    Synopsis:
    Edouard Binet, an aimless Frenchman, has been travelling in North Africa for many years, and is sailing to Belgium. En route, he meets Sylvie Baron. He introduces her to Nemrod Lobetoum, a rich Egyptian carrying valuable jewelry, and Sylvie and Nemrod become friends. Their friendship escalates to love, which makes Edouard jealous. Days later, Edouard arrives at a rooming house owned by Mme. Louise Baron, Sylvie’s mother, wearing blood-stained clothes. It appears that Nemrod was killed on a train after he arrived in France, but Edouard denies any knowledge of what happened. Sylvie suspects that Edouard is responsible for Nemrod’s death, but by now her mother has become Edouard’s ally.Read More »

  • Johnnie To – Hak se wui AKA Election (2005)

    2001-2010CrimeHong KongJohnnie ToThriller

    Synopsis:
    The time has come, as it does every two years, for the senior members of Hong Kong’s oldest Triad,
    The Wo Shing Society, to elect a new chairman. Fierce rivalries emerge between the two eligible
    candidates. Lok, respected by the Uncles is the favourite to win. But his rival Big D will stop at
    nothing to change this, including going against hundreds of years of Triad tradition and influencing
    the vote with money and violence.Read More »

  • Fabrice du Welz – Adoration (2019)

    2011-2020BelgiumDramaFabrice Du WelzThriller

    Quote:
    The sixth feature by Belgian director Fabrice du Welz, Adoration, has screened in a world premiere to the passionate Piazza Grande audience of the Locarno Film Festival. The film follows in the footsteps of Paul, a boy who lives with his mother on the edge of a mysterious forest, in a small house by the entrance of a rather strange hospital. One day, he’s snapped out of his lethargy by a young girl who appears unexpectedly before him, as if an epiphany. Yet the ray of light that is Gloria will gradually reveal a far darker side of her life.Read More »

  • Ronald Neame – Gambit (1966)

    1961-1970ComedyRonald NeameThrillerUSA

    Synopsis:
    Cockney cat burglar Harry Dean needs Hong Kong dancer Nicole Chang’s help to pull off the perfect heist. With a simple makeover and a new wardrobe; Nicole’s resemblance to wealthy recluse Mr. Shahbandar’s late wife is uncanny. While Shahbandar is distracted by the mesmerizing Nicole, Harry takes steps to swipe a priceless artifact from under the tycoon’s nose. But even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.Read More »

  • Alfred Hitchcock – Secret Agent (1936)

    1931-1940Alfred HitchcockDramaThrillerUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    ‘In World War I, Brodie, a successful novelist and soldier, is pronounced dead and given a new identity by the Secret Service. Sent on an espionage mission in Switzerland, he is teamed with a fake ‘wife’, Elsa and an assassin, the General.’
    – BFI ScreenonlineRead More »

  • Jean-Claude Brisseau – Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (1972 – 2014)

    1971-1980ExperimentalFranceJean-Claude BrisseauThriller

    The three versions and a film about by JCB.
    — Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (1974, 20 minutes, 8 mm, NB) IMDb
    — Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (1976, 20 minutes, S8 mm, couleur) IMDb
    — Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (2014, 30 minutes, HD, couleur) IMDb
    — Des jeunes femmes disparaissent – Origine et fabrication (2018, 30 minutes)

    Quote:
    Je savais depuis un moment que je devais faire quelque chose que je voulais totalement différent. Récemment, je me suis mis à regarder une série de films en relief. J’ai alors eu envie de faire le remake d’un film, Des jeunes femmes disparaissent, que j’ai tourné il y a 40 ans, d’abord en 8 mm puis en Super 8. C’était un film à suspense, en noir et blanc, qui avait foutu la trouille à Eric Rohmer et Maurice Pialat.Read More »

  • Claude d’Anna – L’Ordre et la sécurité du monde aka Last In, First Out (1978)

    1971-1980Claude d'AnnaFranceThriller

    Synopsis:
    In the film, Helen (Laure Dechasnel), a married woman, leaves Paris for Zurich after breaking up with her lover. Near the border, a fellow passenger, mistakenly takes her passport. This sets up a situation which plunges her into the midst of international intrigue, a violent struggle between multinational corporations abetted by national secret agencies. This production features such international stars as Joesph Cotten, Donald Pleasence, Dennis Hopper and Bruno Cremer.Read More »

  • Peter Fleischmann – La faille AKA Weak Spot (1975)

    1971-1980FrancePeter FleischmannThriller

    Greece 1974 – during the brutal era of the military government, an innocent tourist manager (Ugo Tognazzi) is accused of being a member of the illegal resistance movement. Two secret agents (Michel Piccoli and Mario Adorf) are bringing the innocent victim to Athens.Read More »

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