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BELPHEGOR, OR THE PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE
1965
Director
Claude Barma
Starring
Juliette Gréco
Yves Rénier
Isaac Alvarez
Runtime
290 minutes
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BELPHEGOR, OR THE PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE is what might happen if Jacques Rivette made a Tintin show.
Originally broadcast on television over four suspenseful weeks in 1965, BELPHEGOR was an unprecedented pop sensation that captivated and terrified all of France. This is "prestige TV" from 40 years before "prestige TV." We'll be presenting the series, complete with all murders, apparitions and alchemy, in its entirity.
The sinister, ghostly presence of the mysterious Belphegor is haunting the Louvre, seeking the Treasure of the Kings of France. Against him are pitted the indomitable Commissioner Menadier and an intrepid young student, André Bellegarde, who has his own reasons for wanting to catch this eerie apparition. A duel to the death begins between the murderous Phantom of the Louvre and his enemies throughout the City of Lights.
Based on a novel written in 1927 by Arthur Bernède, the author of JUDEX, this classic of French criminal literature spawned no less than three motion pictures, one television serial and one animated show. This serial, however, remains the definitive cinematic adaptation, bringing out a spirit of pulp adventure along with an unshakable sensation of fear and supernatural menace, always lurking just below the surface.
"Loved the spooky traps hidden within traps hidden within traps and shadow world secret organizations crawling right beneath the surface of '60s Paris in all its high fashion sports car carpe diem glory. I can definitely see how this series' kooky characters and double identities and other worlds impacted other long form like OUT 1 and even TWIN PEAKS." - Patrick Pryor
"One of the best pieces of television I have ever seen. Truly magical." - Ian Lheor
Originally broadcast on television over four suspenseful weeks in 1965, BELPHEGOR was an unprecedented pop sensation that captivated and terrified all of France. This is "prestige TV" from 40 years before "prestige TV." We'll be presenting the series, complete with all murders, apparitions and alchemy, in its entirity.
The sinister, ghostly presence of the mysterious Belphegor is haunting the Louvre, seeking the Treasure of the Kings of France. Against him are pitted the indomitable Commissioner Menadier and an intrepid young student, André Bellegarde, who has his own reasons for wanting to catch this eerie apparition. A duel to the death begins between the murderous Phantom of the Louvre and his enemies throughout the City of Lights.
Based on a novel written in 1927 by Arthur Bernède, the author of JUDEX, this classic of French criminal literature spawned no less than three motion pictures, one television serial and one animated show. This serial, however, remains the definitive cinematic adaptation, bringing out a spirit of pulp adventure along with an unshakable sensation of fear and supernatural menace, always lurking just below the surface.
"Loved the spooky traps hidden within traps hidden within traps and shadow world secret organizations crawling right beneath the surface of '60s Paris in all its high fashion sports car carpe diem glory. I can definitely see how this series' kooky characters and double identities and other worlds impacted other long form like OUT 1 and even TWIN PEAKS." - Patrick Pryor
"One of the best pieces of television I have ever seen. Truly magical." - Ian Lheor