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Jean Rollin: The Stray Dreamer AKA Jean Rollin, le rêveur égaré (2011) Damien Aimé Dupont, Yvan Pierre-Kaiser, Jean Rollin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Jean-Loup Philippe
A man who has spent his childhood in the middle of some of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. Read More »
Love at Sea AKA L’amour à la mer (1964) Guy Gilles, Daniel Moosmann, Geneviève Thénier, Josette Krieff
Geneviève is in love with a young sailor, Daniel, who returns to Algeria. Read More »
A Mirror to Life AKA Le reflet de la vie (2007) Eliane de Latour
This film participants, whose social origins are highly diverse, are all over 85 years old. They live alone, or almost so. Read More »
The Bitch AKA La chienne (1931) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. Read More »
The Idiot AKA L’idiot (1946) Georges Lampin, Edwige Feuillère, Lucien Coëdel, Jean Debucourt
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution Read More »
With a Friend Like Harry… AKA Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000) Dominik Moll, Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner
Michel, his wife Claire and their three little daughters Jeanne, Sarah and Iris are traveling to their cottage in Switzerland to spend summer vacation. Read More »
Les capricieux (1984) Michel Deville, Nicole Garcia, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christian Benedetti
In post-revolutionary France, two neighbouring aristocrats (Nicole Garcia and Jean-Pierre Marielle) embark on a dangerous game when they agree to help a Polish agent. Read More »
Sachs’ Disease AKA La maladie de Sachs (1999) Michel Deville, Albert Dupontel, Valérie Dréville, Dominique Reymond
This is a story about the world of a doctor called Bruno Sachs.He wrote a book called ‘La Maladie DE Sachs’ in which he describes his consultations with different patients. Read More »
The White Gloves of the Devil AKA Les gants blancs du diable (1973) László Szabó, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso
An enigmatic man, blind in one eye is the hit man in this French thriller. Read More »
Drummer-Crab AKA Le Crabe-Tambour (1977) Pierre Schoendoerffer, Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin
A dying French naval frigate captain tries to make a last rendezvous in the winter storm-tossed seas off the Grand Banks Read More »
Caught in the Acts AKA Délits flagrants (1994) Raymond Depardon, Michèle Bernard-Requin
This documentary shows a few moments of the life of 14 real persons who have been caught red-handed by the police Read More »
Heartbeat AKA La chamade (1968) Alain Cavalier, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Roger Van Hool
Lucile, 25, is the beautiful mistress of Charles, a rich, good-hearted businessman. Read More »
Charles, Dead or Alive AKA Charles mort ou vif (1969) Alain Tanner, François Simon, Marcel Robert, Marie-Claire Dufour
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva Read More »
Miss Europe AKA Prix de beauté (1930) Augusto Genina, Louise Brooks, Georges Charlia, Augusto Bandini
Lucienne, typist and gorgeous bathing beauty, decides to enter the ‘Miss Europe’ pageant sponsored by the French newspaper she works for. Read More »