This documentary is a general, unquestioning travelog of the United States through the eyes of French director and co-cameraman Francois Reichenbach Read More »
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Twice Upon a Time AKA Deux fois (1968) Jackie Raynal, Francisco Viader, Oscar
Deux fois is a 1968 experimental film by Jackie Raynal. Raynal stars in the film, her first as a director Read More »
Sex Is Comedy (2002) Catherine Breillat, Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida
Jeanne is a director struggling with a difficult sex scene between two actors who can’t stand each other. Read More »
Charlie Bravo (1980) Claude Bernard-Aubert, Bruno Pradal, Jean-François Poron, Karina Verlier
After a nurse is captured in Vietnam and held prisoner in a small jungle village, a group of soldiers is tasked with rescuing her. Read More »
Lovers Like Us AKA Le sauvage (1975) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi
Caracas, Venezuela. Just after her engagement to Vittorio, Nelly runs away. Read More »
The Money Order AKA Mandabi (1968) Ousmane Sembene, Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N’Diaye, Isseu Niang
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. Read More »
Polygraph AKA Le polygraphe (1996) Robert Lepage, Patrick Goyette, Marie Brassard, Peter Stormare
Lucie Champagne is given the role of the victim, Marie-Claire, in a film of a true, unsolved murder. Read More »
Two Men in Town AKA Deux hommes dans la ville (1973) José Giovanni, Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. Read More »
Just Walk Naked AKA Promène-toi donc tout nu! (1999) Emmanuel Mouret, Marie Piémontèse, Maïté Maillé
Everything would be perfect between Stéphanie and Clément if only he would accept to walk before her naked. Read More »
Sweetheart AKA Toutes peines confondues (1992) Michel Deville, Patrick Bruel, Jacques Dutronc, Mathilda May
A young police inspector is sent to Zurich to keep an eye on an important business man. Read More »
The Libertine AKA Le libertin (2000) Gabriel Aghion, Vincent Perez, Fanny Ardant, Josiane Balasko
The ‘philosopher’ (modernist intellectual of the French 18th-century Enlightenment) Denis Diderot Read More »
The Passion of Joan of Arc AKA La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley
The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D’Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d’Estivet spits on her. Read More »
A Very Private Affair AKA Vie privée (1962) Louis Malle, Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, Nicolas Bataille
When Jill becomes a movie star, she soon discovers that her private life is destroyed Read More »
The Greatest Attack AKA Le toubib (1979) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Alain Delon, Véronique Jannot, Bernard Giraudeau
The story is set in June 1983. Famous surgeon Jean-Marie Desprée Read More »
Tom Thumb AKA Le petit poucet (2001) Olivier Dahan, Nils Hugon, Raphaël Fuchs-Willig, William Touil
Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. Read More »