Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Claude Chabrol.

Highly recommended: Le Boucher, Story of Women, La Cérémonie

Recommended: Le Beau Serge, Les Cousins, Les Bonnes Femmes, The Third Lover, This Man Must Die, Just Before Nightfall, The Flower of Evil

Worth a look: À double tour, Bluebeard, The Unfaithful Wife, La Rupture, Ten Days’ Wonder, Bellamy

Not recommended: Nightcap

Next week’s director is… Zhang Yimou!