The Butcher (1969)
Directed by Claude Chabrol / Chad Archibald
Genres - Horror, Drama, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Dec 19, 1971 (USA) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - Canada, France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Sexual frustration is the focus of this Hitchcockian thriller from French director Claude Chabrol. Schoolteacher Hélène (Stéphane Audran) comes to a small Périgord village to begin a new job. She is soon romanced by the local butcher, Popaul (Jean Yanne), but is distracted by her job and memories of a previous ill-fated relationship. A series of brutal murders of young women and a dropped cigarette-lighter raise Hélène's suspicions about her suitor, whose pitiable, depraved compulsions lead to a gruesome conclusion. Audran, who was Chabrol's wife at the time, makes an engaging heroine, and Yanne is simultaneously scary and pathetic as the obsessive butcher.
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Keywords
butcher, attraction, compassion, relationship, schoolteacher, serial-killer
Attributes
High Artistic Quality