Le beau Serge 1958

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It has a certain fascination as Chabrol's first practical (as opposed to critical) encounter with mise en scene. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: It presents a bleak, beautifully observed picture of provincial life, later revisited to even more stunning effect in Le Boucher. Read more

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Variety Staff, Variety: An important new French director, Claude Chabrol, is unveiled in this pic. Read more