English Films French Critics Part V 1960

This post which continues from English Films French Critics 1959 is the last installment English Films French Critics series.

January 1960
Horrors of the Black Museum, I was Monty's Double, and King's Rhpasody were listed by Cahiers du Cinema as English films which had been released in Paris in the previous month. None was considered by the conseil des dix.

February 1960
The Hound of the Baskervilles, Killers of Kilimanjaro, The Moonraker, The Mummy and Upstairs and Downstairs were listed as having been released in Paris by Cahiers. The conseil des dix did not consider any of them.

March 1960
Long Distance, The Mouse that Roared and Sapphire were listed by Cahiers as having been released in Paris in the previous month.
The Mouse that Roared received 3 star - 1 from Cahiers regular Luc Moullet and 1 each from Jean de Baroncelli and Georges Sadoul. It was bulleted by Eric Rohmer and Jean Domarchi as well as Pierre Braunberger. Jacques Rivette and also Henri Agel, Pierre Marcabru and Claude Mauriac all abstained.
Sapphire received 7 stars - 2 each from Henri Agel and Georges Sadoul and 1 apeice from Pierre Marcabru, Jean de Baroncelli and Claude Mauriac. Luc Moullet was the only bullet. Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, Jean Domarchi and also Pierre Braunberger all abstained.
Additionally, the Anglo-American production of George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple was listed with the American films. This film received 3 stars from the conseil - 1 each from Jacques Rivette, Jean Domarchi and also Jean de Baroncelli. It was bulleted by Henri Agel and Pierre Braunberger while Eric Rohmer, Luc Moullet plus Georges Sadoul, Pierre Marcabru, and Claude Mauriac.

April 1960
Carol Reed's Our Man in Havana was the only film listed as English in the films released in Paris section of Cahiers. It received 2 stars from the conseil - 1 each from Jacques Rivette and Luc Moullet. It was bulleted by Jean Douchet and also Henri Agel, Jean de Baroncelli, Pierre Braunberger, Pierre Marcabru and Claude Mauriac. Both Eric Rohmer and Georges Sadoul abstained.
The Anglo-American production The Wreck of the Mary Deare was cited with the American films. It also received 2 stars from the conseil - this time Jacques Rivette and Jean Douchet. It was bulleted by Pierre Marcabru. Cahiers regulars Eric Rohmer and Luc Moullet plus Henri Agel, Jean de Baroncelli, Pierre Braunberger, Claude Mauriac and Georges Sadoul all abstained.

May 1960
Ferry to Hong Kong, I'm All Right Jack, The Safecracker and Together were the English films listed as having been released in Paris in this issue of Cahiers.
Ferry to Hong Kong was bulleted by Cahiers co-editor Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and "young turks" Jean Douchet and Luc Moullet as well as Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean de Baroncelli and Pierre Marcabru. Three other "young turks" - Jacques Rivette, Louis Marcorelles and Fereydoun Hoveyda - plus critic Claude Mauriac all abstained.
Louis Marcorelles had reviewed the film Together which was directed by an Italian woman, Lorenza Mazzetti, in June 1956 as part of the coverage of the Cannes Film festival coverage. He wrote a second review four years later in this issue of Cahiers and gave the film 3 stars as did Arts critic Pierre Marcabru. Fereydoun Hoveyda bulleted the film. Jacques Rivette, Jean Douchet, Luc Moullet, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze as well as Jean de Baroncelli, Jean-Pierre Melville and Claude Mauriac all abstained.
Louis Marcorelles placed Together on his "10 best films" list for 1960.

June 1960
Cahiers du Cinema recorded The Battle of the Sexes, Northwest Frontier, Blood of the Vampire, Subway in the Sky and Too Many Crooks as English films released in Paris in this issue. None was considered by the conseil.

July 1960
Sink the Bismark, Beyond This Place, Carry on Nurse, The Seventh Sin, Sons and Lovers and Time without Pity were the films from England listed as having been released in Paris.
American director Joseph Losey's Time without Pity received 21 stars from the conseil. "Young turk" Jean Douchet gave the film 4 stars while "young turk" Luc Moullet gave it 3 stars as did Pierre Marcabru and Georges Sadoul. Two stars each came from Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer Louis Marcorelles as well as Jean de Baroncelli. Finally, Claude Mauriac and Pierre Braunberger gave the film 1 star each. No on bulleted the film and no one abstained.
Jean Douchet, Jean Domarchi and Fereydoun Hoveyda from among the "young turks" plus Henir Agel and Pierre marcabru placed Time without Pity on their "10 best films" lists for 1960.
Sons and Lovers received a total of 8 stars - 2 from Louis Marcorelles, and 1 each from Jacques Rivette, Jean Douchet and also Jean de Baroncelli, Pierre Marcabru, Claude Mauriac and Georges Sadoul. The lone bullet came from Pierre Braunberger while Eric Rohmer and Luc Moullet both abstained.

August 1960
Lucky Jim was the only English film listed as released in Paris. It was not considered by the conseil.
However, Cahiers had mistakenly classified Fiend without a Face as an American film. Fiend without a Face was considered by the conseil. It received 1 star each from Fereydoun Hoveyda and Louis Marcorelles while Jacques Rivette bulleted the film. Eric Rohmer and Luc Moullet as well as Henri Agel, Pierre Braunberger, Pierre Marcabru, Claude Mauriac, Georges Sadoul all abstained.

September 1960
Three English films - Davy, Hell is a City and SOS Pacific were listed as having been released in Paris. Only SOS Pacific was considered by the conseil. Charles Bitsch, Claude de Givray, Jean-Luc Godard, Luc Mouller Michel Mourlet and Jacques Rivette - all young Cahiers critics - bulleted the film. Jean Domarchi, Fereydoun Hoveyda plus Henri Agel and Jean-Pierre Melville abstained.

October 1960
A Terrible Beauty, Jack the Ripper, The League of Gentlemen, The Scapegoat and Too Hot to Handle were all listed as English films released in Paris.
A Terrible Beauty received 2 stars from Jacques Rivette and 1 star from Jean Douchet. The other eight panelists - Eric Rohmer, Fereydoun Hoveyda plus Henri Agel, Michel Aubriant, Jean de Baroncelli, Pierre Marcabru, Claude Mauriac and Georges Sadoul all abstained.
The League of Gentlemen received 3 stars from Claude Mauriac and 1 each from Jean Douchet, Fereydoun Hoveyda plus Jean de Baroncelli and Pierre Marcabru. Five panelists abstained - Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer as well as Henri Agel, Michel Aubriant and Georges Sadoul.
Too Hot to Handle was bulleted by Jean Douchet and also Michel Aubraint, Pierre Marcabru and Claude Mauriac. It was passed on by Jacques Rivette, Fereydoun Hoveyda, and Eric Rohmer as well as Henri Agel, Jean de Baroncelli and Georges Sadoul.

November 1960
Three English films - Malaga, Peeping Tom, and Oscar Wilde - were listed as having been released in Paris and all three were considered by the conseil.
Oscar Wilde received 3 stars from the conseil - 2 from Claude Mauriac and 1 from Jean Douchet. Georges Sadoul bulleted the film. Seven critics abstained - Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, and Fereydoun Hoveyda among the Cahiers contingent and Henri Agel, Michel Aubriant, Pierre Marcabru, and Jean de Baroncelli among other Paris critics.
Peeping Tom received 1 star from Michel Aubriant and it was bulleted by one other critic Pierre Marcabru. As with the preceding film, eight critics abstained - Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, Jean Douchet and Fereydoun Hoveyda among the Cahiers contingent and Henri Agel, Claude Mauriac, Jean de Baroncelli and Georges Sadoul among other Paris critics.
Malaga was bulleted by five panelists - Jean Douchet from Cahiers and Henri Agel, Michel Aubriant, Pierre Marcabru, and Claude Mauriac. Five panelists abstained - Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, Fereydoun Hoveyda, from Cahiers and Jean de Baroncelli and Georges Sadoul.

December 1960
Look Back in Anger, The Square Peg and The Stranglers of Bombay were listed as English films released in Paris.
Look Back in Anger received 7 stars. 2 from Cahiers regular Louis Marcorelles as well as 2 from Jean de Baroncelli. And 1 from Cahiers regular André S Labarthe as well as 1 each from Michel Aubriant and Claude Mauriac. The film was bulleted by Jean Douchet and Jacques Rivette while Eric Rohmer as well as Henri Agel and Georges Sadoul abstained.