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Mouchette (1967) Robert Bresson, Nadine Nortier, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Marie Cardinal

Mouchette is a young girl living in the country. Her mother is dying and her father does not take care of her. Read More »
Who’s Got the Black Box AKA La route de Corinthe (1967) Claude Chabrol, Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Christian Marquand

When US radar installations in Greece are jammed and an undercover NATO security man is killed Read More »
Under the Sign of the Bull AKA Sous le signe du taureau (1969) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon, Colette Deréal

In this film, Albert is an eccentric inventor of missiles who comes under fire from his investors when his first prototype explodes. Read More »
Is Paris Burning? AKA Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) René Clément, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron

In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions Read More »
Strange Gardens AKA Effroyables Jardins (2003) Jean Becker, Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte

France under occupation by the Germans during WW2: Two men inspired by a free France radio broadcast perpetrate Read More »
Code Name: Tiger AKA Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche (1964) Claude Chabrol, Roger Hanin, Maria Mauban, Daniela Bianchi

A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Read More »
The Undesirable AKA A tolonc (1915) Michael Curtiz, Lili Berky, Victor Varconi, Mari Jászai

Betty (Lili Berky, Duel For Nothing), a young woman living in the country, is told by her dying father that he is really her uncle Read More »
Something in the Air AKA Après mai (2012) Olivier Assayas, Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton

In the months after the heady weeks of May ’68, a group of young Europeans Read More »
Hell AKA L’enfer (2005) Danis Tanovic, Emmanuelle Béart, Karin Viard, Marie Gillain

In Paris, a family is victim of a tragic incident, when the patriarch is accused by his wife of pedophilia. Read More »