Contre l’Oubli (Against Oblivion) is a compilation of 30 French filmmakers Read More »
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Behind the Walls AKA Derrière les murs (2011) Julien Lacombe, Pascal Sid, Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic, Jacques Bonnaffé
Centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides Read More »
Le Psychodrame (1956) Jacob Levi Moreno, Roberto Rossellini, Arielle Audrey, René Demagny, Jim Einis
Roberto Rossellini realized with Jacob Levi Moreno this short (not transmitted) for RTF. Read More »
Karnaval (1999) Thomas Vincent, Sylvie Testud, Amar Ben Abdallah, Clovis Cornillac
While the local population of Dunkerque drinks away their dissatisfaction in life during the yearly Karnaval Read More »
Night Run AKA Nachtrit (2006) Dana Nechushtan, Frank Lammers, Fedja van Huêt, Peggy Jane de Schepper
Dennis van der Horst is a kind-hearted young entrepreneur. Read More »
They Were Five AKA La belle équipe (1936) Julien Duvivier, Charles Vanel, Jean Gabin, Raymond Aimos
Those five are unemployed penniless workers. Together they win 100,000 Francs with the national lottery. Read More »
Litan (1982) Marie-José Nat, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Nino Ferrer
An innocent couple who were observing the “color” of a local festival begin to feel afraid because Read More »
The Organiser AKA I compagni (1963) Mario Monicelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli
The story of exploited textile factory workers in Turin, Italy at the turn of the century Read More »
It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve: Masao Adachi (2011) Philippe Grandrieux, Masao Adachi, Naruhiko Onozawa
Grandrieux pays an homage to Masao Adachi, a Japanese filmmaker with a turbulent past Read More »
Be Beautiful But Shut Up AKA Sois belle et tais-toi (1958) Marc Allégret, Mylène Demongeot, Henri Vidal, Béatrice Altariba
The 17-year old wayward but wholesome orphan Virginie, played by the blond Read More »
La Paloma (1974) Daniel Schmid, Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Peter Chatel
A love story between a “demi-mondaine” kept by various lovers, suffering from tuberculosis Read More »
Thanks Boss! AKA Merci patron! (2016) François Ruffin, Bernard Arnault, Marie-Hélène Bourlard
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) Read More »
Backstage (2005) Emmanuelle Bercot, Emmanuelle Seigner, Isild Le Besco, Noémie Lvovsky
An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross Read More »
Shoot, Gringo… Shoot! AKA Spara, Gringo, spara (1968) Bruno Corbucci, Brian Kelly, Fabrizio Moroni, Keenan Wynn
Mexican land-owner Gutierrez offers to save fugitive outlaw Chad Stark from hanging if Stark Read More »
Dawn Devils AKA Les démons de l’aube (1946) Yves Allégret, Georges Marchal, André Valmy, Dominique Nohain
Somewhere in Tunisia, commandos of the First French Army are training, in preparation Read More »