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Pigs Across Paris AKA La traversée de Paris (1956) Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funès
Two men, a painter and a poor guy, have to cross over Paris by night during World War II Read More »
God Only Knows AKA Dieu sait quoi (1994) Jean-Daniel Pollet, Michael Lonsdale
Jean-Daniel Pollet film humble objects, pots, rollers, the interior of a house in midday with Read More »
Anatomy of a Relationship AKA Anatomie d’un rapport (1976) Luc Moullet, Christine Hébert, Antonietta Pizzorno
A woman’s feminist awakening drives an intellectual couple to a relationship crisis. Read More »
Marie-Martine (1943) Albert Valentin, Renée Saint-Cyr, Jules Berry, Saturnin Fabre
Novelist Loic Limousin, passing through a little provincial town, meets again Marie-Martine, his book’s heroine. Read More »
Secret Meeting AKA Marie-Octobre (1959) Julien Duvivier, Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban
A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). Read More »
Happiness Is in the Field AKA Le bonheur est dans le pré (1995) Étienne Chatiliez, Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma
Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors Read More »
Rock’n Roll (2017) Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche
Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he’s no longer Rock’n’ Roll Read More »
Jaguar (1967) Jean Rouch, Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia, Illo Gaoudel
The adventures of three young men who leave their homeland Savannah, Niger, and go looking for fortune in Ghana. Read More »
Accused, Stand Up! AKA Accusée… levez-vous! (1930) Maurice Tourneur, Gaby Morlay, Suzanne Delvé, Camille Bert
Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Read More »
Les baisers (1964) Claude Berri, Charles L. Bitsch, Jean-François Hauduroy, Marie-France Boyer, Catherine Sola, Charles Sébrien
A portmanteau film in which the producer, instead of as usual using already Read More »
Don Cesare di Bazan (1942) Riccardo Freda, Gino Cervi, Anneliese Uhlig, Enrico Glori
Spain 1650. A noble knight is involved, in spite of himself, in a conspiracy against King Philip IV Read More »
Bye bye, Barbara (1969) Michel Deville, Ewa Swann, Philippe Avron, Bruno Cremer
A journalist meets a pretty, young woman in Biarritz and they fall in love with each other. Read More »
Almost Peaceful AKA Un monde presque paisible (2002) Michel Deville, Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz
Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Read More »
The Women on the 6th Floor AKA Les femmes du 6e étage (2010) Philippe Le Guay, Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke
Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker Read More »