Les Biches (1968)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Claude_Chabrol
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkbp:based_on original screenplay
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:character_development complex female characters
gptkbp:cinematography symbolic imagery
Jean Rabier
use of shadows
high contrast lighting
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered a classic of French cinema
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Claude_Chabrol
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:CIC
gptkbp:edited_by Jacqueline Meppiel
gptkbp:filmography non-linear editing style
gptkbp:follows gptkb:La_Ligne_de_démarcation
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Les Biches (1968)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:French_New_Wave_cinema
art house films
queer cinema
later films about lesbian relationships
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:François_Truffaut
gptkb:Les_Diaboliques
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Henri-Georges_Clouzot
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Pierre_Jansen
gptkbp:narrative_style psychological drama
gptkbp:notable_appearance the confrontation between the main characters
gptkbp:notable_for its portrayal of lesbian relationships
gptkbp:notable_quote exploration of identity
themes of desire
themes of conflict
themes of power dynamics
themes of obsession
themes of manipulation
themes of seduction
themes of vulnerability
intense emotional exchanges
subtle and suggestive
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Les_Biches_(1998)
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Les_Films_du_Carrosse
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1968
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Claude_Chabrol
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Jean-Louis_Trintignant
gptkb:Stéphane_Audran
gptkb:Jacqueline_Sassard
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:jealousy
love