Cinematography: Maurice Desfassiaux

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Maurice Desfassiaux. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


The Horse Ate the Hat

1928 · Movie · 112 min. · France

6.9

107 votes

6.9

107 votes

Paris Asleep

1924 · Movie · 35 min. · France

Direction René Clair

Cast Henri Rollan · Charles Martinelli · Louis Pré · Madeleine Rodrigue

Plot Early roots of sci-fi magic are given to us in the form of a scientist who invents a ray that makes people caught in its beam fall asleep where they...

6.8

329 votes

6.8

329 votes

The Poster

1924 · Movie · 73 min. · France

Direction Jean Epstein

Cast Nathalie Lissenko · Genica Missirio · Camille Bardou · Sylviane de Castillo

Plot A mother sells a photo of her daughter to the press for publicity, and the daughter suddenly dies leaving the mother desperate surrounding by portraits of her daughter all around...

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I Have Killed

1924 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Roger Lion

Cast Sessue Hayakawa · Huguette Duflos · Max Maxudian · Maurice Sigrist

Plot Hideo, an antiques dealer in Tokyo, is accused of killing his best friend. In a dramatic court-room hearing, the truth will be revealed.

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The New Gentlemen

1929 · Movie · 123 min. · France

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Comedy of Happiness

1940 · Movie · 108 min. · France

Direction Marcel L'Herbier

Cast Michel Simon · Ramon Novarro · Jacqueline Delubac · Micheline Presle

Plot Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any sensible fellow on earth would do: they have him committed to a...

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Mother of Mine

1926 · Movie · 113 min. · France

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Carmen

1926 · Movie · 165 min. · France

Direction Jacques Feyder

Cast Raquel Meller · Fred Louis Lerch · Gaston Modot · Jean Murat

Plot Carmen has neither a past nor a future. She lives only in the present. For her love is of no importance, just a passing whim. Love's essence is precisely the...

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Gonzague

1923 · Movie · 30 min. · France

Direction Henri Diamant-Berger

Cast Maurice Chevalier · Pierrette Madd · Georges Milton · Nina Myral

Plot Maurice, a joyful, girl-happy fellow, meets Pierrette, a charming young lady. Unfortunately it is very difficult to join the pretty little thing insofar as she is a resident of the...

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Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers

1929 · Movie · 58 min. · Germany

Direction Richard Oswald

Cast Hans Stüwe · Renée Héribel · Alfred Abel · Ivan Koval-Samborsky

Plot Graf Cagliostro was the official title of this far-from-accurate biopic. According to the official records, 17th-century Italian mesmerist Cagliostro was a charlatan and a thief -- and, indeed, was interpreted...

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La condesa María

1928 · Movie · 82 min. · Spain

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Double Love

1925 · Movie · 107 min. · France

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