Georges Franju Movies

A residential area schoolboy discovers the odd universe of the Parisian metro. At one point, he glimpses the beautiful face of a blond-haired girl....

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

A family goes on holiday, abandoning the little girl’s dog.

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...

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

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

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

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

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