Polish countess Elena falls in love to a French radical party’s candidate, a general, in pre-World War I Paris, but another officer pines for her. Read More »
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A Matter of Resistance (1966) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret
In the countryside near Normandy’s beaches lives Marie, unhappy. Read More »
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008) Barbet Schroeder, Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Shun Sugata
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work Read More »
Black and White (1986) Claire Devers, Francis Frappat, Jacques Martial, Joséphine Fresson
Antoine is an accountant, uptight and withdrawn, married to Edith, who picks out his clothes and shoes. Read More »
The Last Bolshevik (1993) Chris Marker, Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova
This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin Read More »
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) Abel Gance, Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale
Another of Napoleon’s adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz Read More »
Birds of Prey (1968) José Giovanni, Lino Ventura, Rosa Furman, Aurora Clavel
Vera Cruz, 1938. “Le Rital”, a tough French hit man, agrees to serve Mexican revolutionaries Read More »
Forbidden Games (1952) René Clément, Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée
A girl of perhaps five or six is orphaned in an air raid while fleeing a French city with her parents early in World War II. Read More »
Man Bites Dog (1992) Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert
A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. Read More »
Vengeance One by One (1975) Robert Enrico, Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Read More »
Lady Jane (2008) Robert Guédiguian, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
Muriel, François and René, three childhood friends from a working class neighbourhood of Marseille Read More »
Olivia (1951) Jacqueline Audry, Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia
Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. Read More »
L’homme pressé (1977) Édouard Molinaro, Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Monica Guerritore
Pierre Nioux is a charming wealthy self-made dealer of arts and antiques, who lives in a hurry without spending time. Read More »
L’Argent (1928) Marcel L’Herbier, Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Yvette Guilbert
The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. Read More »
The Red Inn (1951) Claude Autant-Lara, Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Marie-Claire Olivia
A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. Read More »