Friends of a recently deceased minor painter Jean-Baptiste take a train in Paris for Limoges Read More »
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Joy and the Pharaohs AKA Joy et Joan chez les pharaons (1993) Jean-Pierre Garnier, Zara Whites, Philippe Dumond, Béatrice Valle
The film tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of an erotic version of the legend of Cleopatra. Read More »
Mangeclous (1988) Moshé Mizrahi, Pierre Richard, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Luc Bideau
A mysterious letter lures a family to Geneva in search of a treasure. Read More »
The Samurai AKA Le samouraï (1967) Jean-Pierre Melville, Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Périer
After killing a night-club owner, professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses. Read More »
Western (1997) Manuel Poirier, Sergi López, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali
Catalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree Read More »
Recourse in Grace AKA Recours en grâce (1960) Laslo Benedek, Raf Vallone, Emmanuelle Riva, Annie Girardot
Mario di Donati, a deserter from the Italian army, lives in Paris under Read More »
Gentille (2005) Sophie Fillières, Emmanuelle Devos, Lambert Wilson, Bruno Todeschini
Fontaine Leglou is an anesthesiologist in a psychiatric clinic. Read More »
Ho! (1968) Robert Enrico, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Joanna Shimkus, Raymond Bussières
The quest for respect of a small time mob driver turns him into a notorious gangster. Read More »
Mayerling (1936) Anatole Litvak, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He’s bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering Read More »
The Trojan Horse AKA La guerra di Troia (1961) Giorgio Ferroni, Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore
In the final year of the 10 year long Trojan War, Ulysses devises his infamous scheme to get into Troy. Read More »
Stardom (2000) Denys Arcand, Jessica Paré, Victoria Snow, Jessica Mackenzie
A sports photographer in rural Canada sends a picture of a high school athlete Read More »
The Intruder AKA Les passagers (1977) Serge Leroy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mireille Darc, Bernard Fresson
A man and his stepson driving across Europe are terrorized by a man following them in a pickup truck. Read More »
Caroline Cherie AKA Un caprice de Caroline chérie (1953) Jean Devaivre, Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marthe Mercadier
Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue Read More »
Faat Kiné (2001) Ousmane Sembene, Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé, Ndiagne Dia
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood Read More »
La Pointe-Courte (1955) Agnès Varda, Philippe Noiret, Silvia Monfort, Marcel Jouet
There are two parts to this film: sequences of life in the fishing village of La Pointe Courte Read More »