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Jean Rollin: The Stray Dreamer AKA Jean Rollin, le rêveur égaré (2011) Damien Aimé Dupont, Yvan Pierre-Kaiser, Jean Rollin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Jean-Loup Philippe
A man who has spent his childhood in the middle of some of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. Read More »
Love at Sea AKA L’amour à la mer (1964) Guy Gilles, Daniel Moosmann, Geneviève Thénier, Josette Krieff
Geneviève is in love with a young sailor, Daniel, who returns to Algeria. Read More »
A Mirror to Life AKA Le reflet de la vie (2007) Eliane de Latour
This film participants, whose social origins are highly diverse, are all over 85 years old. They live alone, or almost so. Read More »
The Bitch AKA La chienne (1931) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. Read More »
The Idiot AKA L’idiot (1946) Georges Lampin, Edwige Feuillère, Lucien Coëdel, Jean Debucourt
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution Read More »
With a Friend Like Harry… AKA Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000) Dominik Moll, Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner
Michel, his wife Claire and their three little daughters Jeanne, Sarah and Iris are traveling to their cottage in Switzerland to spend summer vacation. Read More »
Les capricieux (1984) Michel Deville, Nicole Garcia, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christian Benedetti
In post-revolutionary France, two neighbouring aristocrats (Nicole Garcia and Jean-Pierre Marielle) embark on a dangerous game when they agree to help a Polish agent. Read More »
Sachs’ Disease AKA La maladie de Sachs (1999) Michel Deville, Albert Dupontel, Valérie Dréville, Dominique Reymond
This is a story about the world of a doctor called Bruno Sachs.He wrote a book called ‘La Maladie DE Sachs’ in which he describes his consultations with different patients. Read More »
The White Gloves of the Devil AKA Les gants blancs du diable (1973) László Szabó, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso
An enigmatic man, blind in one eye is the hit man in this French thriller. Read More »