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"The Butcher." A classic from Claude Chabrol, perfect in

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all aspects, editing, music, cinematography, acting, casting--- well, you get the idea.
Stephane Audran, as beautiful as ever, is a school mistress that, long ago, has given up on love, moving to the countryside to preside over a small town school. At a wedding, she becomes more friendly with the town's butcher and their friendship ripens and is on the threshold of becoming, perhaps, quite a bit more as a series of brutal murders strike the area with one of the victims being the young lady whose wedding they attended.
No carnage, no overbearing music ratcheting up to culminate in a clash of cymbals, no frothing, menacing monster slathering over his victim.... none of that. Chabrol, rather, works slowly, looking sideways at the horror which envelops and seeps into every facet of everyday life.
This film leaves you uneasy, with the source of this unpleasantness hard to pinpoint: if this film doesn't lead you to some interesting conversations with your viewing partner(s), you need some new friends!

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Yes, a fine film. Thanks for the reminder ... - Bhasi 11:46:56 09/12/08 (0)
(It was a freebie with The Independent in the UK a year or so ago, so it can probably be picked up very cheaply on eBay.)

I used to value Godard, Truffaut, Malle, Bresson, etc much more but seeing it again made me realise just how masterful he was. Definitely 'less is more'!
RE: "The Butcher." A classic from Claude Chabrol, perfect in - patrickU 08:10:44 09/10/08 (10)
let me tell you what this film is: A real bore.
" Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."
- Yep... Big Bore it is. nt - Victor Khomenko 14:18:40 09/10/08 (7)
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  - RE: I shall even say: " An outdated big bore "---nt--- - patrickU 00:20:12 09/11/08 (6)
    nr
    " Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."
    - Two words for you: - tinear 07:21:09 09/11/08 (5)
      Stephane Audran.
      - RE: Two words for you & Victor---nt--- - patrickU 08:06:00 09/11/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Two words for you: posted by tinear on September 11, 2008 at 07:21:09
        
        nt
        " Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."
      - That was the ONLY reason I bought the film. Can I get the refund? - Victor Khomenko 08:03:04 09/11/08 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Two words for you: posted by tinear on September 11, 2008 at 07:21:09
        
        She was most beautiful and all together in the Discrete Charm... let's just leave it at that.
        
        RE: That was the ONLY reason I bought the film. Can I get the refund? - patrickU 08:05:29 09/11/08 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: That was the ONLY reason I bought the film. Can I get the refund? posted by Victor Khomenko on September 11, 2008 at 08:03:04
        
        Babette�s Feast!
        " Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."
        
        She's too old there. nt - Victor Khomenko 13:13:11 09/11/08 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: That was the ONLY reason I bought the film. Can I get the refund? posted by patrickU on September 11, 2008 at 08:05:29
        
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        RE: She's too old there. nt - patrickU 00:55:21 09/12/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: She's too old there. nt posted by Victor Khomenko on September 11, 2008 at 13:13:11
        
        I would not push her from my bed---
        " Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."
- It's a bore only if you expect thrills and blood spills. It's really a - tinear 10:05:18 09/10/08 (1)
  far scarier film than most of Hitch because the love story seems to be the principal, driving force but then......
  - RE: Well his hero was Hitch... - patrickU 11:58:35 09/10/08 (0)
    I saw the film when it cam out, it was weak, how do you think it is now?
    " Mieux vaut une t�te bien faite qu'une t�te bien pleine."

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