The best Etienne Decroux’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Etienne Decroux’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Etienne Decroux.
Children of Paradise
8.3/10
Filmed during the German occupation, this French milestone centers around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her. Voted the “Best French Film in History” by the French Film Academy in 1990.
The Last Turning
6.8/10
Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but.
Scandals of Clochemerle
7.4/10
A little town erupts in turmoil about the construction of a public urinal. The army is sent in to restore order, but the military add to the confusion by getting involved with the local women.
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
7.2/10
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
Les Compagnons de Baal
7.7/10
A mysterious history, esoteric formulas pronounced by entreated seeking to dominate the world.
It's in the Bag
6.7/10
Benjamin Déboisé, a hatter, his salesman and a young man want to kidnap an American millionaire, put him in a bag and hold him to ransom. But they make a mistake: the fellow they find in the bag is not the millionaire himself, but his son...!
The Lafarge Case
6.2/10
Based on true facts, a news item which was widely talked about in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a wife who might have poisoned her husband .
The Mime of Etienne Decroux
Bilingual film study from the Baylor Theatre in Texas. French mime Étienne Decroux is shown performing various routines, including man of sport (l'homme de sport), mobile statuary (la statuaire mobile), man of the drawing room (l'homme de salon) and illusionism (l'illusionnisme).
