Mouchette is a young girl living in the country. Her mother is dying and her father does not take care of her. Read More »
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Red Lips AKA Labios rojos (1960) Jesús Franco, Isana Medel, Javier Armet, Lina Canalejas
Two girl detectives known as “Labios Rojos” (“Red Lips”) outwit both criminals and a bumbling police inspector. Read More »
Who’s Got the Black Box AKA La route de Corinthe (1967) Claude Chabrol, Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Christian Marquand
When US radar installations in Greece are jammed and an undercover NATO security man is killed Read More »
Under the Sign of the Bull AKA Sous le signe du taureau (1969) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon, Colette Deréal
In this film, Albert is an eccentric inventor of missiles who comes under fire from his investors when his first prototype explodes. Read More »
Is Paris Burning? AKA Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) René Clément, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron
In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions Read More »
Strange Gardens AKA Effroyables Jardins (2003) Jean Becker, Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte
France under occupation by the Germans during WW2: Two men inspired by a free France radio broadcast perpetrate Read More »
Code Name: Tiger AKA Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche (1964) Claude Chabrol, Roger Hanin, Maria Mauban, Daniela Bianchi
A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Read More »
Subterfuge AKA Faux fuyants (1983) Alain Bergala, Jean-Pierre Limosin, Olivier Perrier, Rachel Rachel, Serge De Closets
After coming out of a cinema, car driver Serge accidentally hits a man. Read More »
The Undesirable AKA A tolonc (1915) Michael Curtiz, Lili Berky, Victor Varconi, Mari Jászai
Betty (Lili Berky, Duel For Nothing), a young woman living in the country, is told by her dying father that he is really her uncle Read More »
Something in the Air AKA Après mai (2012) Olivier Assayas, Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton
In the months after the heady weeks of May ’68, a group of young Europeans Read More »
Hell AKA L’enfer (2005) Danis Tanovic, Emmanuelle Béart, Karin Viard, Marie Gillain
In Paris, a family is victim of a tragic incident, when the patriarch is accused by his wife of pedophilia. Read More »
The Damned AKA Les maudits (1947) René Clément, Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, Florence Marly
Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers Read More »
People of No Importance AKA Des gens sans importance (1956) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. Read More »
The Diary of Lady M AKA Le journal de Lady M (1992) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi
She’s a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Read More »
The Game of Truth AKA Le jeu de la vérité (1961) Robert Hossein, Françoise Prévost, Paul Meurisse
A dozen of elegant people are gathered in a writer’s desirable mansion. Read More »