The story begins with the murder of a horse trader, which sets free a black stallion that roams through the snow and the village terrifying the people as it gallops. Read More »
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Maléfique (2002) Eric Valette, Gérald Laroche, Philippe Laudenbach, Clovis Cornillac
In a penitentiary, four prisoners occupy a cell: Carrère, who used his company to commit a fraud and was betrayed by his wife Read More »
Where the Truth Lies (1962) Henri Decoin, Juliette Gréco, Jean-Marc Bory, Liselotte Pulver
François is a vet surgeon on the Noirmoutier island. He is married to Catherine. Read More »
The Hands of Orlac (1960) Edmond T. Gréville, Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, Christopher Lee
A pianist has a transplant operation that gives him a new pair of hands. Read More »
Ballerina (1937) Jean Benoît-Lévy, Yvette Chauviré, Mia Slavenska, Janine Charrat
As its title indicates, La Mort du Cygne (The Dying Swan) is set in the special world of the ballet. Read More »
À propos de Nice, la suite (1995) Catherine Breillat, Costa-Gavras, Bernard Benassayag, Thierry Saïd Bouibil, Jérôme Chabreyrie
Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. Read More »
Lacombe Lucien (1974) Louis Malle, Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler
A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance, the 18 year old Lucien Lacombe Read More »
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) Louis Malle, Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Read More »
Le messager (1937) Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin, Mona Goya
Nick,a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie Read More »
The Night Affair (1958) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Nadja Tiller
Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Najda Tiller), whom he considers to be more victim than criminal. Read More »
Red (1970) Gilles Carle, Daniel Pilon, Geneviève Robert, Gratien Gélinas
A half-cast used cars salesman wants anything from the white society and is ready to do anything to get it. Read More »
Babaric Land (2013) Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
Every era has its fascism. A film necessary for us at this time, over fascism and colonialism. Read More »
L’hiver (1969) Marcel Hanoun, Tiziana Siffi, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Barbier
While working on a documentary about the city of Bruges, an artistically frustrated filmmaker must deal with the increasing difficulties in his marriage. Read More »
La nuit claire (1979) Marcel Hanoun, Lorraine Bonnemaison, Gérard Rouzier, Florence Rousseau
In a montage alternating with moments of Nigel Rogers’ interpretation of the most beautiful passages from “Orpheus,” the opera by Striggio and Monteverdi Read More »
Anna M. (2007) Michel Spinosa, Isabelle Carré, Gaëlle Bona, Geneviève Mnich
In the grips of delirious illusion, Anna, a young, gentle and shy young woman convinces herself that Doctor Zanevsky is fervently in love with her. Read More »