The omnibus made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and scenarist. Read More »
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Fanny (1932) Marc Allégret, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin
Marius has left, signed up for a five year hitch on a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. Read More »
Manon of the Spring / Manon des sources (1986) Claude Berri, Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil
A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy Read More »
Mural Murals / Mur murs (1981) Agnès Varda, Juliet Berto, Judy Baca
After returning to Los Angeles from France in 1979, Agnès Varda created this kaleidoscopic documentary Read More »
Devil’s Daughter / La fille du diable (1946) Henri Decoin, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Ledoux, Thérèse Dorny
A gangster, Saget, who has stolen a lot of money, takes refuge in his hometown. Read More »
When the City Awakes / Quand la ville s’éveille (1977) Pierre Grasset, Raymond Pellegrin, Marc Porel, Neda Arneric
A young man takes photos of a group of people in the act of committing a heist. Read More »
Small World (2010) Je n’ai rien oublié
Sixty year-old Conrad Lang has Alzheimer’s. Though he’s losing his short-term memory Read More »
Feathers in My Head / Des plumes dans la tête (2003) Thomas De Thier, Sophie Museur, Francis Renaud, Ulysse de Swaef
This is the story about a family who loses their child. Read More »
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin White Mask (1995) Isaac Julien, Colin Salmon, Halima Daoud, Noirin Ni Dubhgaill
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon Read More »
The Milky Way / La voie lactée (1969) Luis Buñuel, Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Read More »