Georges Franju Movies

This silent film on the Paris Metro was the first foray into film by Georges Franju and only foray into the realization of the future creator of the...

Made for "Cinéma, de notre temps" series. Interview with Georges Franju (1912-1987), a figure of immense importance in the history of French...

A tour of the Hotel des Invalides, and more particularly of the Army Museum and the Saint Louis Chapel. From François I's armor to Guynemer's...

A lyrical evocation of times past and a reflection on the inevitable passing of time through the recollections of an old fisherman.

The planet is filled with dust and particles of all kinds, natural or originated by man. Such a state of things has of course a great many...

The life and work of the pioneering scientists, told through the words of Marie Curie.

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...

This Government-commissioned documentary was intended to reflect the modernisation of French industry. However, in Franju’s hands it became an...

A portrait of feuilleton author, Marcel Allain, creator of one of Franju’s favourite heroes: Fantômas.

A very strange yet beautiful portrait of the French city of Amiens, with a voice-over by André Malraux.

At the editing table, Georges Franju comments on two sequences from his film, Les Yeux sans visage. Episode of the TV program "Cinéma,...

A travelling company makes its way round the small villages of France. Shot for the program Cinéma 16 broadcast by the French channel FR3,...