La Rupture
The Breach
Schedule
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Run Time: 90 minutes
Claude Chabrol, 1970, 90min, DCP
Starring Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Claude Drouot
One of Chabrol’s darkest psychological offerings, which dips into horror territory as virtuous Hélène (Stéphane Audran), following an intense incident of domestic abuse that injures her young son, decides it’s time for a divorce. She then faces almost worse cruelty from her filthy-rich father-in-law (Michel Bouquet). When the weasel (Jean-Pierre Cassel) he hires to smear Hélène has trouble digging up any dirt, his plotting turns increasingly perverse. Chabrol’s indictment of the bourgeoisie has rarely felt so scathing. The film premiered, alongside Just Before Nightfall, at the 1973 New York Film Festival.
Venue
Event Pricing
4pm Screening: Free*
7pm Screening: $5
(Limit one guest per member)
*Members will be emailed a link to reserve their free ticket up to 1 week prior to the screening.
Additional online fees may apply
Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
Cinema at L’Alliance New York is made possible by the generous support of BNP Paribas and Air France.
L'Alliance New York's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Photo courtesy of Tamasa.
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