Le Jardin qui bascule (1974) Directed by Guy Gilles
Drama
aka: The Garden That Tilts
Film Synopsis
Karl, a young contract killer, has just completed one mission, to
eliminate a bistro owner. Now his employer, the mysterious
Monsieur Paul, offers the young hitman another assignment. This
time his target is Kate, a seductive adventuress who inhabits a vast
estate. As soon as Karl sees his intended victim he cannot help
falling under her spell. Within no time, he is madly in love with
the alluring young woman...
Cast:Delphine Seyrig (Kate),
Anouk Ferjac (Nanou Garcia),
Patrick Jouané (Karl),
Sami Frey (Michel),
Philippe Chemin (Roland),
Guy Bedos (Maurice Garcia),
Jeanne Moreau (Maria),
Caroline Cartier (Sophie),
Pierre Fabre (L'homme du banc),
Ludovic Lutard (Titi),
Jean-Marie Proslier (Le patron du bistrot),
Howard Vernon (Paul)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:The Garden That Tilts
The very best of the French New Wave
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.