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The Story of Adele H. / L’histoire d’Adèle H. (1975) François Truffaut, Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott
Halifax, 1863. A young woman, Miss Lewly, comes to Halifax to search for Lt Pinson Read More »
Tales of Paris / Les Parisiennes (1962) Marc Allégret, Claude Barma, Michel Boisrond, Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Brion, Catherine Deneuve
The omnibus made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and scenarist. Read More »
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 »