The Devil and the Ten Commandments

A wry, episodic moral comedy that balances human folly with a touch of grace, moving from farce to tragedy with a devilish narrator's wink.

Directed by

Julien Duvivier

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Claude Rich, Françoise Arnoul, Charles Aznavour

Tagline

See what happens when the devil gets into a woman!

Overview

The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Morality, faith, betrayal, redemption

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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