Mireille Darc, born in 1938 in Toulon, France, was a prominent figure in French cinema, known for her striking performances in films like Weekend (1967) and Casino Royale (1967). She captivated audiences with her role as Corinne in Weekend, a film that showcased her ability to blend drama with a touch of the avant-garde. In Death of a Corrupt Man (1977), she further solidified her status in the genre, navigating the complexities of crime and morality. Darc's contributions to cult cinema resonate through her unique presence and the bold narratives she embraced.
Weekend
Roland and Corinne are a bourgeois couple. Each has a secret lover and conspires to murder the other. They drive out to Corinne's parents' home in the country to secure her inheritance from her dying father, resolving to resort to murder if necessary. The trip becomes a chaotically picaresque journey through a French countryside populated by bizarre characters and punctuated by violent car accidents. After their own Facel-Vega is destroyed in a collision, they wander through a series of vignettes involving class struggle and figures from literature and history, such as Louis Antoine de Saint-Just and Emily Brontë. When Corinne and Roland eventually arrive at her parents' place, they discover that her father has died and her mother refuses to give them a share of the spoils. They kill her and hit the road again, only to fall into the hands of a group of hippie revolutionaries (calling themselves the Seine and Oise Liberation Front) that support themselves through theft and cannibalism. Killed during an escape attempt, Roland is chopped up and cooked.
