Denis revisits Africa, this time exploring a place rife with civil and racial conflict. Read More »
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Hell (1994) Claude Chabrol, Emmanuelle Béart, François Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone
Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife’s infidelity. Read More »
The Beaches of Orouet (1971) Jacques Rozier, Caroline Cartier, Danièle Croisy, Françoise Guégan
A patient observation on the adventures a group of three young girls spending their three-week summer vacation at a small village Read More »
Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin (1948) Guillaume Radot, Héléna Bossis, Michel Barbey, Germaine Kerjean
Being born a witch’s daughter did not bode well for your future in the Middle Ages. Read More »
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977) Agnès Varda, Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès
The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women’s movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Read More »
The Game of Love (1954) Claude Autant-Lara, Edwige Feuillère, Nicole Berger, Pierre-Michel Beck
Based on the novel by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. Friends since infancy, Philippe and Vinea have always regarded themselves as brother and sister. Read More »
Coeur de lilas (1932) Anatole Litvak, Marcelle Romée, André Luguet, Jean Gabin
Lilac is consorting with the criminal scum of Paris but then she falls in love with a handsome detective… Read More »
Liliom (1934) Fritz Lang, Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Robert Arnoux
Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a “public figure,” a rascal who’s a carousel barker Read More »
A Sweet Journey (1980) Michel Deville, Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor
Lucia and Elena are best friends since childhood. They take a car trip from Paris to the country. Read More »
The Good Time Girls (1960) Claude Chabrol, Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stéphane Audran
Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Read More »