Maurice Pialat Movies

After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental...

Short doc by Maurice Pialat. The first film in the series set at Turkey, Bosphore, is also the only one that was shot in color.

All of Pialat's Turkish films are uniquely interested in the country — especially Istanbul — as it was, not just as it is at the precise...

An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments – Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian...

La Corne d'or is mostly concerned with religious ritual, examining the mosque (and former cathedral) discussed in Byzance. As a contrast against...

Pehlivan focuses on a three-day wrestling competition, an ancient tradition that dates back over a thousand years to the time of the Ottoman Empire,...

A César award winning short film about a young actress who has to disguise her pregnancy bump in order to keep working.

Filmed in Paris in 1964, this documentary short follows two fifteen-year-old girls from the city’s 16th arrondissement as they move through...

Documentary about the making of Maurice Pialat's 1969 film "L'Enfance nue" (Naked Childhood).

In a deliberately erratic and disjointed fashion, this film follows the adventures of Bernard (Jean-Pierre Leaud). A young man from the provinces, he...

A short 6-minute essay-documentary by Maurice Pialat on the region in which much of the action of Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble unfolds.

Impressive sound design, non-linear editing, great ‘expressionistic’ locations and b&w cinematography, this is an experimental piece for...

Pialat roams Pigalle, a two-faced neighborhood frequented at night by cabaret patrons and during the day by local residents.

A report celebrating Lyon, a young and vibrant city that has managed to preserve the vestiges of its ancient past.

TV series directed by Varda in which she gives thoughts to her favorite images and why she is drawn to them (in short one minute segments per image)

An American sculptor, passioned by literature, comes to Paris to perfect his art, but ends up with barely no money, and to survive has to sell The...

The life of the world's most famous avenue, day and night, as told by Maurice Pialat and Georges de Caunes.

Images of Parisian department stores serve as a backdrop for commentary portraying the coquettish Parisian woman.

A Catholic holiday in a rural village in Auzelles, the filmmaker's native region in the Massif Central.