The girl Mélanie Prouvost is the beloved daughter of the butchers Mrs. Prouvost and Mr. Prouvost. Read More »
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Daybreak AKA Le jour se lève (1939) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty
Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. Read More »
Under the Sun of Satan AKA Sous le Soleil de Satan (1987) Maurice Pialat, Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire
Dossignan is a very zealous rural priest. The dean Menou-Segrais tries to keep him reasonable. Read More »
More Than Yesterday AKA Plus qu’hier, moins que demain (1998) Laurent Achard, Martin Mihelich, Laetitia Legrix, Mireille Roussel
A young woman’s return home brings up troubles from the past Read More »
Dany the Ravager AKA Dany la ravageuse (1972) Willy Rozier, Sandra Julien, Jürgen Drews, Michel Paulin
The adventurous and seductive Dany goes astray Read More »
On Tour with Pina Bausch AKA Un jour Pina a demandé… (1983) Chantal Akerman, Pina Bausch
Chantal Akerman followed famous Choreographer Pina Bausch and her company of dancers Read More »
Widow’s Walk AKA Noyade interdite (1987) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Philippe Noiret, Guy Marchand, Elizabeth Bourgine
Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore Read More »
Babel – A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium (1991) Boris Lehman, Nathalie Balou, François Beukelaers, Maggy Collard
This film is a diary and self-portrait of film-maker Boris Lehman who films himself and plays his own role Read More »
The Queen’s Lover AKA Ruy Blas (1948) Pierre Billon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. Read More »
Hygiène de l’assassin (1999) François Ruggieri, Jean Yanne, Barbara Schulz, Sophie Broustal
After agreeing to be interviewed by journalists, Prétextat Tach, Nobel Prize winner for literature Read More »
Dernier amour (1916) Léonce Perret, René Cresté, Valentine Petit, Reine Dessort
Ninon, a veteran stage artist, resides in her villa in Provence, surrounded Read More »
The Horse AKA La Horse (1970) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur Read More »
That Old Dream That Moves AKA Ce vieux rêve qui bouge (2001) Alain Guiraudie, Jean-Marie Combelles, Pierre Louis-Calixte, Jean Ségani
A chronicle of the last days of a factory that is about to shut down. Read More »
The Conqueror of Atlantis AKA Il conquistatore di Atlantide (1965) Alfonso Brescia, Kirk Morris, Luciana Gilli, Piero Lulli
Hercules searches for a mysterious “phantom invader” that is raiding villages in the desert for gold. Read More »
State of Grace AKA L’état de grâce (1986) Jacques Rouffio, Nicole Garcia, Sami Frey, Pierre Arditi
The story of an affair between a bachelor junior minister in the French Read More »