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Judex (1963)Favraux, an unscrupulous banker, receives a threatening note, signed by "Judex", demanding that he pay back the people he has swindled. He refuses, and apparently dies after a midnight ... See full summary » Director:Georges Franju |
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Channing Pollock | ... |
Judex /
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Roger Fradet | ... |
Leon
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André Méliès | ... |
Doctor
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Luigi Cortese | ... |
Pierrot
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Réglisse
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Jean Degrave | ... |
Notary
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Ketty France | ... |
Jeanne-Marie Bontemps
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Favraux, an unscrupulous banker, receives a threatening note, signed by "Judex", demanding that he pay back the people he has swindled. He refuses, and apparently dies after a midnight toast at his masked ball. However, he is only drugged by Judex and locked away. Judex spares his life when the banker's widowed daughter, Jacqueline, rejects the inheritance. Meanwhile Diana Monti, the former governess, kidnaps Jacqueline to try to get the banker's money. But Judex is hot on her trail. Written by Will Gilbert
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FrenchRelease Date:
4 December 1963 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Judex - manden i sort See more »Filming Locations:
Musée Jacquemart André de Châalis, Fontaine Châalis, Oise, FranceCompany Credits
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At the beginning, and for a long while, I just thought : good visual cinematography,
but it was too slow for me... I even used speed advance !
But what kept me not stopping the film, was it seemed amazing, for the visual Black and White aspect,
even if the movie was much too slow, again... Because the plot seemed so small...
My impressions, say until the third of the movie, were about of how much I appreciated the impressive dark atmosphere the director created...
I Remember thinking how I would rate it, may be 6 on my personal scale ?
and only for the B/W technique ? still because it was... almost boring slow.
And telling myself : once is enough...
Now I can say I think I was not in the mood...
And incredibly to believe for me, a kind of brain wave happened in my mind (it may happen, sometimes, yes... :)
Frankly, I was completely wrong !
More I watched, more I wanted to continue the viewing...
Started really to enjoy, admitting I was impressed !
Until then, I didn't appreciate enough the slow pace (was I in hurry ? no...) and the easy plot, (stupid, I thought in the beginning),
still kept on watching... for the fairy-like and poetic sides ...
And finally, went on being strongly and deeply impressed for the whole performance of the camera and picture work...
The Clair/Obscure work just let me admiring : wow !
And the multiple rebounding script, fairly from another era, enjoyed it...
The actors were good, OK, but it was not especially them who made the fantastic performance :
it was the man behind the camera ! The one who did the master work : the Director...
Didn't know that gentleman, but if only some (or all) his work has the same quality, what a discovery for me !
My print is so so, but never mind...
Great, great work !!! Will see it again... in some time...
It is said it was made as an homage to Louis Feuillade, a merited great one...