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The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung AKA L’authentique procès de Carl-Emmanuel Jung (1967) Marcel Hanoun, Maurice Poullenot, Ellen Bernsen, Raymond Jourdan
“This trial is imaginary”, these are the first words of the narrator Read More »
And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen… (2002) Claude Lelouch, Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte
Valentin is a criminal mastermind, but his exploits don’t prove much in the way of satisfaction. Read More »
The Carabineers AKA Les Carabiniers (1963) Jean-Luc Godard, Patrice Moullet, Marino Masé, Geneviève Galéa
During a war, the poor and ignorant brothers Ulysses and Michel-Ange are lured Read More »
Augustine (2012) Alice Winocour, Vincent Lindon, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Soko
A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot Read More »
Qu’est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? (1971) Jacques Poitrenaud, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret
Free Men AKA Les hommes libres (2011) Ismaël Ferroukhi, Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby
Paris, occupied France, 1942. Younes, an uneducated Algerian immigrant, ekes out a very modest living on the black market. Read More »
Chantrapas (2010) Otar Iosseliani, Dato Tarielachvili, Tamuna Karumidze, Fanny Gonin
Nicolas is an artist, a filmmaker who merely wants to express himself and whom everyone wishes to reduce to silence. Read More »
Juliette, or Key of Dreams AKA Juliette ou La clef des songes (1951) Marcel Carné, Gérard Philipe, Suzanne Cloutier, Jean-Roger Caussimon
Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. Read More »
Flammes (1978) Adolfo Arrieta, Caroline Loeb, Xavier Grandès, Dionys Mascolo
Since her childhood, Barbara dreams of the nocturnal visits by a mysterious firefighter. Read More »
Standing Tall AKA La tête haute (2015) Emmanuelle Bercot, Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel
Malony has been in conflict with the school and with the law since he was six. Read More »
The Ordinary People AKA Rien de personnel (2009) Mathias Gokalp, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Denis Podalydès, Mélanie Doutey
A pharmaceutical company throws a gala party where all the employees from the top to the bottom are invited. Read More »
The Turn of Winter AKA Les ronds-points de l’hiver (2016) Louis Séguin, Laura Tuillier, Lola Créton, Stanislas Merhar, Serge Bozon
A young women lives in isolation in a big house in Joigny, a small town of the Yonne region. Read More »
White Lies AKA …Comme elle respire (1998) Pierre Salvadori, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Jean-François Stévenin
Jeanne is a young weirdo girl who flies to Paris, and is hired by an old lady called Madeleine as an au pair. Read More »
César (1936) Marcel Pagnol, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. Read More »