Jean Nevers is a solitary middle-aged bachelor whose apartment Read More »
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Astragal / L’astragale (2015) Brigitte Sy, Leïla Bekhti, Reda Kateb, Esther Garrel
One night in April, 1957. Nineteen-year-old Albertine escapes from prison, where she is serving time after a hold-up. Read More »
Water Drops on Burning Rocks / Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) François Ozon, Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier
Germany in the 1970s. Whilst waiting for his girlfriend, a young student, Franz Read More »
Mommy (2014) Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément
Forty-six year old Diane Després – “Die” – has been widowed for three years. Read More »
Delicacy / La délicatesse (2011) David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos, Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Bruno Todeschini
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker. Read More »
Bay of Angels / La baie des anges (1963) Jacques Demy, Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, Paul Guers
Jean is a clerk in a bank. His colleague Caron is a gambler Read More »
The Deadly Decoy / Le gorille a mordu l’archevêque (1962) Maurice Labro, Roger Hanin, Roger Dumas, Huguette Hue
Shortly after arriving in the Congo, Georges Pacefons is arrested Read More »
Blood to the Head / Le sang à la tête (1956) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Claude Sylvain
After thirty years of effort, the former longshoreman François Cardinaud Read More »
Versatile Lovers / Les belles au bois dormantes (1970) Pierre Chenal, Marisa Mell, Robert Hossein, Ettore Manni
Vice Squad / Brigade mondaine (1978) Jacques Scandelari, Patrice Valota, Odile Michel, Florence Cayrol
The crime squad is after a drug and prostitution ring, which enables a number Read More »