Danielle Darrieux stars in this Belgian chiller as a songstress whose obsessively jealous husband suddenly dies. Read More »
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The Corrupt AKA Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) Jacques Deray, Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni
Five men collaborate to buy drugs, but one steals the money and all the rest are killed as they make mistakes. Read More »
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case AKA Maigret et l’affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) Jean Delannoy, Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier
Inspector Maigret is traveling to the French countryside to visit his friend, the duchess of Saint-Fiacre. Read More »
Holiday for Henrietta AKA La fête à Henriette (1952) Julien Duvivier, Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef
After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
French Provincial AKA Souvenirs d’en France (1975) André Téchiné, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Auclair, Marie-France Pisier
In the 1930s, we follow the story of the laundress Berthe who marries the eldest son of a bourgeois family. Read More »
The Temptress AKA Le due verità (1951) Antonio Leonviola, Anna Maria Ferrero, Michel Auclair, Michel Simon
The young Lut Loris is undergoing a trial for killing his girlfriend Maria Luce. Read More »
Portuguese Vacation AKA Vacances portugaises (1963) Pierre Kast, Françoise Arnoul, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend Read More »
The Day of the Jackal (1973) Fred Zinnemann, Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair
It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. Read More »
Si Versailles m’était conté (1954) Sacha Guitry, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV Read More »
Manon (1949) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry
An adaptation of Abbe Prevost’s classic French novel ‘Manon Lescaut’, updated to post-World War II France Read More »
Bonnes à tuer AKA One Step to Eternity (1954) Henri Decoin, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Corinne Calvet
Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper Read More »
Tuesday’s Guest (1950) Jacques Deval, Bernard Blier, Michel Auclair, Madeleine Robinson
Charles is a good husband; he is not handsome but he contents himself with his collection of stamps, his slippers and his crepes. Read More »
Rice Girl (1956) Raffaello Matarazzo, Elsa Martinelli, Folco Lulli, Michel Auclair
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Read More »
Three Men to Destroy (1980) Jacques Deray, Alain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michel Auclair
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. Read More »