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The Grand Maneuver AKA Les Grandes manoeuvres (1955) René Clair, Michèle Morgan, Gérard Philipe, Jean Desailly
A French lieutenant makes a bet that he can seduce any woman in town in the two weeks Read More »
The Wonderful Crook AKA Pas si méchant que ça (1975) Claude Goretta, Marlène Jobert, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Labourier
A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Read More »
To Die in Madrid AKA Mourir à Madrid (1963) Frédéric Rossif, Irene Worth, John Gielgud, Suzanne Flon
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War Read More »
Priceless AKA Hors de prix (2006) Pierre Salvadori, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam
In Biarritz with her elderly provider to celebrate her birthday, Irene slips down Read More »
The Camp at Thiaroye (1988) Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France Read More »
Fire’s Share AKA La part du feu (1978) Etienne Périer, Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin
Real estate developer Bob Hansen discovers that his wife Catherine is cheating on him with his partner. Read More »
The Elegant Criminal AKA Lacenaire (1990) Francis Girod, Daniel Auteuil, Jean Poiret, Jacques Weber
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. Read More »
Sarah Plays a Werewolf AKA Sarah joue un loup garou (2017) Katharina Wyss, Loane Balthasar, Michel Voïta, Manuela Biedermann
On the stage of her high school drama class 17-year-old Sarah gives it all. Read More »
Woman of Evil AKA Le diable souffle (1947) Edmond T. Gréville, Charles Vanel, Jean Chevrier, Héléna Bossis
In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
Images of the World and the Inscription of War AKA Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges (1989) Harun Farocki, Ulrike Grote
Documentary examines the ‘blind spot’ of the evaluators of aerial footage Read More »
La dilettante (1999) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, Sébastien Cotterot, Barbara Schulz
Pierrette Dumortier, a woman of character but weak-willed and defenseless against boredom Read More »
Love Like Poison AKA Un Poison Violent (2010) Katell Quillévéré, Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays Read More »
I’ve Been Waiting So Long AKA Une vie à t’attendre (2004) Thierry Klifa, Nathalie Baye, Patrick Bruel, Géraldine Pailhas
A married Frenchwoman living in Brazil returns to her native country to visit her ailing elderly mother. Read More »
Mother and Son AKA Un petit frère (2022) Léonor Serraille, Annabelle Lengronne, Stéphane Bak, Kenzo Sambin
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to Paris with her two young sons. Read More »