Set in central France, the film follows French resistance fighters who press the battle on the Germans. Read More »
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Un peu de soleil dans l’eau froide / A Little Sun in Cold Water (1971) Jacques Deray, Claudine Auger, Marc Porel, Judith Magre, Drama, Romance, Erotic
Gilles Lantier, a young reporter on the AFP newspaper, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Read More »
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Comedy, Crime
Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo – Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam – The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris – France (L’homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel). Read More »
Onegin (1999) Martha Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, Drama, Romance
In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Read More »
Persécution (2009) Patrice Chéreau, Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Drama
The solitary Daniel and Sonia share an uneasy love/hate relationship. Daniel’s life is disrupted by the appearance of a stranger that proceeds to insinuate himself in his life. Read More »
Le Tatoué / The Tattooed One (1968) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Louis de Funès, Paul Mercey, Comedy
This engaging comedy concerns the tattoo on the back of a military nobleman and the wily art dealer who covets the work of art. Read More »
The Indian Fighter (1955) André De Toth, Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Western
Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. Read More »
Une si jolie petite plage / Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949) Yves Allégret, Madeleine Robinson, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais, Drama
During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. Read More »
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs / And Hope to Die (1972) René Clément, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Crime, Drama
The one that runs like the hare of French title is a Tony Cardot, young French pilot, who very unfortunately crashed his plane into a group of Gypsy children not far away from Montreal. Read More »
Taxi, roulotte et corrida / Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958) André Hunebelle, Louis de Funès, Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre, Comedy
Louis is a hard working but crazy Paris taxi driver. Today he’s finishing work for the summer holiday: his family is going to Spain with his sister-in-law and her family Read More »
La femme infidèle / The unfaithful wife (1969) Claude Chabrol, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Drama, Thriller
Charles Dasvellees (Michel Bouguet), an upper middle class businessman who suspects his wife Helene (Audran) of having an affair and hires a detective to prove himself right. Read More »
Le tonnerre de Dieu / The Thunder of God (1965) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Comedy, Drama
Brassac (Jean Gabin) is a drunken veterinarian who can’t resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Read More »
Jane B. par Agnès V. / Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988) Agnès Varda, Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, Biography, Fantasy
Actress and recording star Jane Birkin and filmmaker Agnes Varda shared an interest in feminism.
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Vidocq / Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq (2001) Pitof, Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Paris, 1830. Former criminal, inventor, master of disguise, scientist, detective, and all around genius Vidocq (Gerard Depardieu) appears to have become a victim of his latest case. Read More »
Le crâneur / The Hotshot (1955) Dimitri Kirsanoff, Marina Vlady, Raymond Pellegrin, Dora Doll, Crime, Drama
When Betty Bell, a dancer at a swanky nightclub Le Toboggan, is found dead in a telephone booth suspicion falls immediately on her lover, Philippe, a former stuntman. Read More »