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Three Bridges Over the River / Trois ponts sur la rivière (1999) Jean-Claude Biette, Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Thomas Badek
The life of Arthur, a professor living in Paris, changes when Frank comes Read More »
Good Lord Without Confession / Le bon Dieu sans confession (1953) Claude Autant-Lara, Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert, Claude Laydu
Based on the novel by Paul Vialar. Stuck in a loveless marriage Read More »
Gandahar (1987) René Laloux, Glenn Close, Christopher Plummer, Pierre-Marie Escourrou
Gandahar is a utopian world of rare beauty and tranquility Read More »
Double Agents / La nuit des espions (1959) Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Michel Etcheverry
In England during the Second World War, a German spy is pursued by the British secret Read More »
The Most Wanted Man / L’ennemi public n° 1 (1953) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Louis Seigner
Joe Calvert (Fernandel) is a nearsighted, friendly man who works as a clerk Read More »
In His Hands / Entre ses mains (2005) Anne Fontaine, Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Jonathan Zaccaï
In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works Read More »
Warsaw: Year 5703 / Warszawa. Année 5703 (1992) Janusz Kijowski, Lambert Wilson, Hanna Schygulla, Julie Delpy
In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels Read More »
Don’t Deliver Us from Evil / Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal (1971) Joël Séria, Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener, Bernard Dhéran
Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent Read More »
La vallée fantôme (1987) Alain Tanner, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacob Berger, Laura Morante
This uneven drama concerns the efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include Read More »