The Wolf of the Malveneurs

The Wolf of the Malveneurs (French: Le loup des Malveneur) is a 1943 French mystery horror film directed by Guillaume Radot and starring Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Renoir and Gabrielle Dorziat.[1] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris with location shooting at the Château d'Anjony in Tournemire. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It is Gothic in style with use of chiaroscuro lighting. It was part of a group of films produced in German-occupied France that used fantasy or historical costume settings to subtly express dissent.[2]

The Wolf of the Malveneurs
Directed byGuillaume Radot
Written byJean Féline
Francis Vincent-Bréchignac
Produced byAndré Mallet
Guillaume Radot
StarringMadeleine Sologne
Pierre Renoir
Gabrielle Dorziat
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byÉmilienne Nelissen
Music byMaurice Thiriet
Marceau Van Hoorebecke
Production
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Union Technique Cinematographique
Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 10 March 1943 (1943-03-10)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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The Malveneur family live at the same gloomy, isolated castle in the countryside they have held for centuries. The current owner Reginald de Malveneur strongly believes in an ancient curse that turned one of his ancestors into a werewolf. As he has only a daughter rather than a son he will be the last of the line, unless his obsessive scientific experiments in his laboratory bear fruit. A young governess arrives from Paris to educate Malveneur's daughter. When both Malveneur, his gamekeeper and his wife disappear or die within weeks of each other, the governess join forces with a young painter to investigate the mystery.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Hutchings p.130
  2. ^ Deighan p.25

Bibliography

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  • Bertin-Maghit, Jean Pierre. Le cinéma français sous Vichy: les films français de 1940 à 1944. Revue du Cinéma Albatros, 1980.
  • Deighan, Samm. The Legacy of World War II in European Arthouse Cinema. McFarland, 2021.
  • Hutchings, Peter. The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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