Richard Leduc Movies
- 1974
In this Belgian film (in French), when Ann comes to visit the man she made love to in Scotland, she discovers to her surprise that he is a homosexual. For some reason, she does not run back to her home but spends some time getting to know her "new" friend. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1974
In Serieux Comme le Plaisir, two men and a woman live quite happily together in a romantic liaison. The woman is probably wealthy anyway, so the trio doesn't worry much about money. One day they decide to take a trip in their beat-up car, managing the whole affair in their own special, insouciant manner. They are followed by a suspicious policeman who thinks there's something fishy about this group. As part of their play they tie the girl up, apparently leaving her behind, but she adamantly refuses to be rescued and heaps abuse on anyone who tries, including the hapless policeman. At some point she goes off with an Eastern monarch, leaving her lovers behind. She returns, and soon the trio is once again sniping at puzzled interlopers, playfully going about their business of confusing everyone. Later on in the film they are seen depositing their son at school where he is awaited by two young girls. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jane Birkin, Richard Leduc, (more)
- 1970
This plodding film concerns the bored college students who hang out at the cafe Eden. Hoping for adventure, one girl gets more than she bargains for when she and her date are chased by vicious gang members. She manages to escape when he is killed, but when she returns with help, the body is gone. Soon she is off to Tunisia to locate a stolen painting. After an erotic nude posing before a total stranger, she is kidnapped and chained by Arabs who pump her for information. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catherine Jourdan, Pierre Zimmer, (more)
- 1969
When a museum depicting the violence man inflicts on himself opens, a doctor, a woman and a museum official go through the building before the grand opening. Discussing the subject matter, their attention quickly turns to the May Day riots that plagued Paris. This symbolic film tries to portray all victims of violence as Christlike figures. Stock footage of war and suffering are used to underscore the effectiveness of the subject matter in this uneven feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Danièle Delorme, Jean Vilar, (more)
- 1969
This film marks the directorial debut of Robert Benayoun. An artist (Richard Leduc) attending a party smokes some dope and develops the ability to see into the future and the past. He returns to his apartment where he sees the vision of a woman who had lived there 30 years ago. A friend tries to convince him it is his heightened sensitively as an artist that allows for the newfound abilities, but he soon has psychedelic hallucinations and his abilities increase with time. Stop-motion photography is effectively used in his sequence of visual experiences where the people exist but not the city in this metaphysical story. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniele Gaubert, Richard Leduc, (more)
- 1968
We Will Not Enter the Forest entered French theatres as Nous N'Irons plus au Bois. The film is set in the waning days of the Nazi occupation of France. The German troops have no real clout, and as such are the targets of taunts and kidnappings. Marie-France Pisar plays a resistance fighter who falls in love with a "good" German (Siegfried Rauch) who has prematurely surrendered. This film resembles an American Civil War picture in which neither side of the war is the villain. Filmed in 1969, We Will Not Enter the Forest was not released in the U.S. until 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marie-France Pisier, Siegfried Rauch, (more)
