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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 »
The Dominici Affair AKA L’affaire Dominici (1973) Claude Bernard-Aubert, Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay
This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952. Read More »
Man on the Train AKA L’Homme du Train (2002) Patrice Leconte, Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin
One evening, a stranger, Milan, arrives in a small French town and enters a pharmacy to buy some aspirin. Read More »
Read My Lips AKA Sur mes lèvres (2001) Jacques Audiard, Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet
Young secretary Carla is a long-time employee of a property development company. Read More »
There’s No Tomorrow AKA Sans lendemain (1939) Max Ophüls, Edwige Feuillère, George Rigaud, Daniel Lecourtois
The story of a once-respectable woman who re-encounters her first love, now a successful doctor. Read More »
This Man Is Dangerous AKA Cet homme est dangereux (1953) Jean Sacha, Eddie Constantine, Colette Deréal, Grégoire Aslan
On the run from international police, Special Agent Lemmy Caution arrives in the South of France Read More »
The Case of the Morituri Divisions AKA L’affaire des divisions Morituri (1985) F.J. Ossang, Gina Lola Benzina, Philippe Sfez, Lionel Tua
This counter cultural epic follows the quest for survival fought by a collective of punk-youths Read More »
Summer Things AKA Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002) Michel Blanc, Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet
Two couple of friends, one very rich the other almost homeless, decides to go on Holiday. Read More »
Narcotics AKA Stupéfiants (1932) Kurt Gerron, Roger Le Bon, Jean Murat, Danièle Parola, Jean Worms
When an up-and-coming singer’s career is jeopardized by morphine addiction Read More »
To Skin a Spy AKA Avec la peau des autres (1966) Jacques Deray, Lino Ventura, Jean Bouise, Marilù Tolo
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna Read More »
Golden Marie AKA Casque d’or (1952) Jacques Becker, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin
In an open-air dance hall, the members of Leca’s gang are relaxing with their ladies. Read More »
Dossier 51 AKA Le dossier 51 (1978) Michel Deville, François Marthouret, Claude Marcault, Philippe Rouleau
French diplomat Dominique Auphal is put under surveillance by an unnamed secret service. Read More »