Cinematography: René Mathelin

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


Adieu Philippine

1962 · Movie · 106 min. · France

Direction Jacques Rozier

Cast Jean-Claude Aimini · Daniel Descamps · Stefania Sabatini · Yveline Céry

Synopsis Michel is a young man who works as a trainee operator in television, a temporary job before his military service. He meets and becomes friendly with two young women, Liliane...

7.2

330 votes

7.2

330 votes

Max and the Junkmen

1971 · Movie · 106 min. · France

Direction Claude Sautet

Cast Michel Piccoli · Romy Schneider · Georges Wilson · Bernard Fresson

Synopsis Max is a Paris detective, aloof, independently wealthy, and frustrated by gangs of robbers whom he cannot catch. To re-establish his stature and save face, he decides to inveigle a...

7.0

534 votes

7.0

534 votes

Rentrée des classes (S)

1956 · Movie · 20 min. · France

Direction Jacques Rozier

Cast René Boglio · Marius Sumian · The teacher and the children of Correns

Synopsis In a small village in Provence, on the first day of school, a young boy throws his bag into the river on a bet, and the retrieval of it leads...

6.9

92 votes

6.9

92 votes

Alexander

1968 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Yves Robert

Cast Philippe Noiret · Marlène Jobert · Françoise Brion · Paul Le Person

Synopsis Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay...

6.6

228 votes

6.6

228 votes

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Pardon Mon Affaire

1976 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Yves Robert

Cast Jean Rochefort · Claude Brasseur · Guy Bedos · Victor Lanoux

Synopsis Etienne (Rochefort) falls in love with a sexy woman he meets in his bureau. This woman is then chosen for an advertisement... He will do everything for conquering her, unless...

6.2

71 votes

6.2

71 votes

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Yves Robert

Cast Pierre Richard · Bernard Blier · Jean Rochefort · Mireille Darc

Synopsis A seemingly normal orchestra player, Francois Perrin, becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as...

6.1

326 votes

6.1

326 votes

Le sucre

1978 · Movie · 104 min. · France

6.0

23 votes

6.0

23 votes

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Jacqueline Bisset · Vittorio Caprioli · Hans Meyer

Synopsis François Merlin is an espionnage-book writer. He likes to mix every-day character he can met in his book. In his book, he is Bob Saint Clar, his neighbour Christine appears...

5.8

235 votes

5.8

235 votes

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Direction Yves Robert

Cast Pierre Richard · Jean Carmet · Jean Rochefort · Mireille Darc

Synopsis With the 'little captain' raising serious doubt on the reality of the super spy, the colonel Toulouse kidnap Christine and bind Francois to play again the character of the Tall...

5.6

55 votes

5.6

55 votes

5.5

27 votes

Delphine

1969 · Movie · 85 min. · France

Not rated

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Cinéastes de notre temps: Jean Vigo (TV)

1964 · Documentary · 94 min. · France

Direction Jacques Rozier

Cast Claude Aveline · Maurice Bessy · Docteur Caussat · Jean Dasté

Synopsis A number of surviving collaborators on two of Jean Vigo's films. "Zero For Conduct" and " L'Atalante," are interviewed about the making of these works and their historical context.

Not rated

Not rated

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Touch and Go

1971 · Movie · 116 min. · France

Not rated

Not rated

Not rated

La gueule de l'autre

1979 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Not rated

Not rated

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The Ghostly Rental (TV)

1965 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Robert Enrico

Cast Stéphane Fey · François Vibert · Marie Laforêt · Reine Courtois

Synopsis At the end of the 19th Century, young Fanning finishes his studies in theology at the University of Cambridge. During a walk through the countryside, the boy, inspired by the...

Not rated

Not rated

Julie Gluepot

1977 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Not rated

Not rated

Clérambard

1969 · Movie · 92 min. · France

Not rated

Not rated

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