Four films starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
The legendary Jean-Paul Belmondo set the standard as the suave and sexy French action man of the 1960s. He could do it all?win the fight, seduce the girl, save the day, and all with a lit cigarette clasped between his teeth. Three of Belmondo's greatest roles are collected here together for the first time:
MODERATO CANTABILE (1960):
Directed by the incomparable Peter Brook (LORD OF THE FLIES), MODERATO CANTABILE focuses on Anne (Jeanne Moreau), a wealthy, bored housewife who believes she has witnessed a murder in a quayside bistro. Rushing to the scene of the crime, she strikes up a conversation with Chauvin (Jean-Paul Belmondo), an employee of her husband who also saw the crime. The troubled woman continues to return to the cafe, increasingly identifying herself with the murder victim and becoming obsessed with Chauvin.
A MAN CALLED LA ROCCA (1961):
Roberto goes to Marseilles to give a hand to his friend Xavier, wrongly imprisoned following a frame-up organized by his associate Villanova. Roberto sets out to seduce Villanova's mistress, but when Villanova is killed, Roberto ends up leader of the band...
WEEKEND AT DUNKIRK (1964):
June 1940. On the beaches of Dunkerque which have been mercilessly shelled by German bombardments, thousands of French and English soldiers are waiting to depart for England. Julien abandons his three friends to attempt to embark at Bray-Dunes with the English aboard a freighter, when he meets the beautiful Jeanne, who is being tormented by a couple of ruthless soldiers. Together, Julien and Jeanne attempt to navigate the war-torn countryside, and to forge a romance in the face of human barbarity.
Title: French Screen Icons - Jean-Paul Belmondo - 01
Format: DVD
Release Date: 23 Sep 2009
Actor(s): Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jeanne Moreau, Christine Kaufman, Nico
Sku: 2126584
Catalogue No: MSC007
Category: Classic
Disc Count: 3
OFLC Rating: M
Run Time: 312
Transfer Format: 4:3 Original Aspect Ratio
Video Format: PAL
Subtitles: English
Region Code: 4
OFLC Advice: To Be Confirmed
Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller