Le Boucher
1970 film by Claude Chabrol
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- Le Boucher ('The Butcher') is a 1970 psychological thriller film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Jean Yanne.
- It was a French and Italian co-production between the Paris-based Les Films La Boétie and the Rome-based Euro International Films.
- He tells her that he had served in the army for 15 years as a means of getting away from his father, of whom he speaks disdainfully.
- While gathering mushrooms together, Popaul asks Hélène why she is not in a relationship, to which she explains an unhappy love affair years ago that took her months to recover from.
- Soon after the news of the murder of a young woman reaches the town, a second victim, the assistant teacher's wife, is discovered by Hélène and her pupils during a school excursion.
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WikipediaLe Boucher ('The Butcher') is a 1970 psychological thriller film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Jean Yanne. Set in the village of Trémolat, it tells the story of butcher Popaul who falls in love with Hélène, the head teacher of the school, while a murder spree is taking place in the area.
It was a French and Italian co-production between the Paris-based Les Films La Boétie and the Rome-based Euro International Films.
Butcher Popaul and Hélène, the head teacher of the village school, become acquainted at the assistant teacher's wedding. He tells her that he had served in the army for 15 years as a means of getting away from his father, of whom he speaks disdainfully. During the next few weeks, the two repeatedly meet and spend time together, but always on a strictly platonic level. While gathering mushrooms together, Popaul asks Hélène why she is not in a relationship, to which she explains an unhappy love affair years ago that took her months to recover from. In return, Popaul tells her about the awful things he witnessed in Indochina and the Algerian war.
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