"La maison des bois" (1971) TV mini-series

Director:

Maurice Pialat

Writer:

René Wheeler (writer)

Release Date:

11 September 1971 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Pierre Doris	...	Albert Picard, le garde-chasse
Jacqueline Dufranne	...	Jeanne Picard (Maman Jeanne)
Agathe Natanson	...	Marguerite Picard
Henri Puff	...	Marcel Picard
Hervé Lévy	...	Hervé Gardy
Fernand Gravey	...	Le marquis Georges de Fresnois
Paul Crauchet	...	Paul Gardy, le père d'Hervé
Ovila Légaré	...	Etienne, le curé
Henri Saulquin	...	Le bedeau
Charles Mallone	...	Le lieutenant Moret
Maurice Pialat	...	L'instituteur
Marie-Christine Boulard	...	Mme Pouilly (as Marie-Christine Boulart)
Micha Bayard	...	Mme Latour
Barbara Laage	...	Hélène Gardy
Brigitte Perrier	...	Brigitte, la fille d'Hélène

Runtime:

52 min (7 episodes)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Auger-Saint-Vincent, Oise, France

Company:

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

A truly different TV-serie, a genuine gem that is amongst Pialat's best films.

Just imagine the shock : the year is 1971, you are 14 years old and you are used to the inept TV-series that already crowd the TV screens. All of a sudden comes this UFO, where all your comfortable and reassuring knowledge about what cinema is, is shattered. This is just a black, uncut diamond, certainly of one Pialat's best achievements, and the emotional force of true life and real persons is really mesmerizing and will haunt you for a long time.