March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fueled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. Read More »
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The Music AKA La musica (1967) Marguerite Duras, Paul Seban, Delphine Seyrig, Robert Hossein, Julie Dassin
A husband and wife meet three years after their formal separation Read More »
Tender Moment AKA La leçon particulière (1968) Michel Boisrond, Nathalie Delon, Renaud Verley, Katia Christine
Olivier, a seventeen-year-old high school student, is a good-looking young man Read More »
Making Plans for Lena AKA Non ma fille, tu n’iras pas danser (2009) Christophe Honoré, Chiara Mastroianni, Marina Foïs, Marie-Christine Barrault
Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. Read More »
The Virgin’s Bed AKA Le lit de la vierge (1969) Philippe Garrel, Zouzou, Pierre Clémenti, Tina Aumont
30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. Read More »
Chronicle of a Summer AKA Chronique d’un été (Paris 1960) (1961) Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Angelo, Nadine Ballot, Régis Debray
Real-life individuals discuss topics on society, happiness in the working class among others Read More »
Tintin and the Blue Oranges AKA Tintin et les oranges bleues (1964) Philippe Condroyer, Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Félix Fernández
In this live-action adaptation of the comic, Professor Calculus has just written a book called “The Earth is Starving”. Read More »
Once Around the Park AKA Un tour de manège (1989) Pierre Pradinas, Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet, Thierry Gimenez
Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. Read More »
To Life AKA À la vie (2014) Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Julie Depardieu, Johanna ter Steege, Suzanne Clément
Helen, Rose and Lili have survived the Holocaust and have never seen each other since the war has ended. Read More »
In the City of Sylvia AKA Dans la ville de Sylvia (2007) José Luis Guerín, Pilar López de Ayala, Xavier Lafitte, Laurence Cordier
A man returns to a city to try to track down a lovely woman he met six years earlier. Read More »
Silent Light AKA Stellet Licht (2007) Carlos Reygadas, Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, Maria Pankratz
Johan is the head of a family in a Mennonite community in northern Mexico. However, he goes against the law of both God Read More »
Film Socialism AKA Film socialisme (2010) Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Marc Stehlé, Agatha Couture, Mathias Domahidy
A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in numerous languages Read More »
Equation to an Unknown AKA Équation à un inconnu (1980) Francis Savel, Gianfranco Longhi, Jean-Jacques Loupmon, Reinhard Montz
This long-lost masterpiece of gay erotic cinema centers on a handsome young stud who rides his motorcycle Read More »
Tea in the Harem AKA Le thé au harem d’Archimède (1985) Mehdi Charef, Kader Boukhanef, Rémi Martin, Laure Duthilleul
In a depressing concrete Parisian suburb in the seventies two friends are keeping boredom at bay with loitering and petty crime. Read More »
The Burning Crucible AKA Le brasier ardent (1923) Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Lissenko, Nicolas Koline
A woman, named simply “Elle” and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. Read More »