Le Corbeau
One of the Most Discussed Films in the History of French Cinema!
One of the Most Discussed Films in the History of French Cinema!
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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1943
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Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
28 Sep 1943
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Suffocatingly corrosive and misanthropic.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
rotten:
Polished, impersonal work, it puts forward little more than a spirit of free-floating misanthropy.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
fresh:
Clouzot, often called the French Hitchcock, is not just a master of suspense but is also most adroit at implicating his audience.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
15 Feb 2005
fresh:
This expose of a malicious small town in France must be one of the most depressed films to emerge from the period of the German Occupation.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006