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Natan (2013) Paul Duane, David Cairns, Lenny Borger, Serge Bromberg, Bart Bull
Bernard Natan could be described as one of the fathers of French cinema. Read More »
The Night Beauty AKA La belle de nuit (1934) Louis Valray, Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond, Jacques Dumesnil
After he finds his woman is cheating on him with a war buddy, Claude happens Read More »
The Burned Barns AKA Les granges brûlées (1973) Jean Chapot, Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Paul Crauchet
The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge Larcher is in charge Read More »
Gates of the Night AKA Les portes de la nuit (1946) Marcel Carné, Pierre Brasseur, Serge Reggiani, Yves Montand
It’s Paris in the winter after its liberation. A tramp, pretending to be Destiny Read More »
We Are All Murderers AKA Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) André Cayatte, Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoine Balpêtré
Rene is not a bright guy. He was taught to kill by the Resistance. Read More »
Love Crime AKA Le crime d’amour (1982) Guy Gilles, Macha Méril, Richard Berry, Jacques Penot
To escape anonymity, a young man takes responsibility for a crime he did not commit. Read More »
Mad Love AKA L’amour braque (1985) Andrzej Zulawski, Sophie Marceau, Francis Huster, Tchéky Karyo
After the successful bank robbery Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Mary Read More »
Storm Over the Mountain AKA Premier de cordée (1944) Louis Daquin, Irène Corday, André Le Gall, Marcel Delaître
Zian Servettaz is a dedicated mountain man. His Italian-born wife Bianca does not adjust Read More »
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday AKA Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla
Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation, where he accidentally (but good-naturedly) causes havoc. Read More »
Holiday AKA Jour de fête (1949) Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town ‘Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre’. Read More »
Ernest et Célestine (2012) Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Anne-Marie Loop
There is a world where the Bears live above ground in their cities and the rodents Read More »
The Return of Martin Guerre AKA Le retour de Martin Guerre (1982) Daniel Vigne, Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Barrier
During the middle of the 16th century, Martin Guerre returns to his village in southwestern France Read More »
The Champagne Murders AKA Le scandale (1967) Claude Chabrol, Anthony Perkins, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Furneaux
A champagne tycoon’s (Furneaux) partner (Ronet) suspects his partner’s gigolo Read More »
The Hatter’s Ghost AKA Les fantômes du chapelier (1982) Claude Chabrol, Michel Serrault, Charles Aznavour, Monique Chaumette
Labbé, a hatter in a French provincial town, leads the life of a respectable Read More »