Mathias, whose dead father was a diplomat in Germany, decides to study the forensic medicine in Paris. Read More »
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The Hunchback of Paris (1959) André Hunebelle, Jean Marais, Bourvil, Sabine Sesselmann
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. Read More »
Struggle in Italy (1971) Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Cristiana Tullio-Altan, Paolo Pozzesi, Jerome Hinstin
The film reveals how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has in fact fallen prey to bourgeois ideology. Read More »
Mélo (1986) Alain Resnais, Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi
In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who’s the wife of an old friend. Read More »
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Martine Carol, Françoise Rosay
“Le Dabe” retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. Read More »
French Cancan (1955) Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix
Henri Danglard, proprietor of the fashionable (but bankrupt) cafe ‘Le Paravent Chinois’ featuring his mistress, belly dancer Lola Read More »
Little Theater of Jean Renoir (1970) Jean Renoir, Nino Formicola, Milly, Roger Trapp
Made for television, this film consists of four parts: Part One, “The Last Christmas Dinner,” is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Read More »
Love Hate (1971) Jean-Pierre Mocky, Marion Game, Paul Muller
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He’s involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. Read More »
A Pain in the Ass (1973) Édouard Molinaro, Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. Read More »
My Best Friends Girl (1983) Bertrand Blier, Coluche, Isabelle Huppert, Thierry Lhermitte
Isabelle Huppert plays an attractive Parisienne out looking for some fun during her vacation on the ski slopes of Courchevel Read More »
Madame Claude (1977) Just Jaeckin, Françoise Fabian, Dayle Haddon, Murray Head
Based on a true story. Madame Claude, a well connected Parisienne with dark past, runs a network of high-class call girls. Read More »
Act of Aggression (1975) Gérard Pirès, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur
Paul Varlin is driving to his holiday destination with his wife Hélène and their young daughter Patty. Read More »
Solo (1970) Jean-Pierre Mocky, Sylvie Bréal, Anne Deleuze
During an orgy with minor girls, some old and wealthy notables are being murdered by a small group of leftist young revolutionaries. Read More »
My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument (1996) Arnaud Desplechin, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Emmanuel Salinger
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions Read More »
A Flame in My Heart (1987) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Benoît Régent, Azize Kabouche
The film relates the painful ending of a love story binding an over-30-year-old woman and a North African Read More »