Les tricheurs

Often regarded as the last major film of his career, Carné’s tale of rebellious youth was a massive box-office success in France, leading to it being awarded the prestigious Grand prix du cinéma français in the year of its release.

Set in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the epicentre of the French existentialist movement, and featuring a young Jean-Paul Belmondo in one of his most significant early roles, the film effectively captures the mood and sentiment of many young Parisians at the end of the 1950s. Shot by Claude Renoir, it also stars Pascale Petit, Andréa Parisy and Jacques Charrier.