Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. Read More »
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Tower of Nesle (1955) Abel Gance, Pierre Brasseur, Silvana Pampanini, Paul Guers
France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy Read More »
Who Knows? (2001) Jacques Rivette, Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler
The theatre world is a familiar setting for the films of Rivette. In Va savoir, the characters, all quick-witted Read More »
My Crimes After Mein Kampf (1940) Alexandre Ryder, Roger Karl, Line Noro, Pierre Labry
The film shows the seizure of power by the Nazis and Hitler wants a trial, at a time when France has just declared war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939). Read More »
The Escort (1999) Michel Blanc, Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker
Tom is a male escort boy for ladies, a gigolo. His friend Pierre doesn’t find this out until later Read More »
Angel and Sinner (1945) Christian-Jaque, Micheline Presle, Berthe Bovy, Louise Conte
This film is an adaptation of two stories by Guy de Maupassant, Tallow Ball and Mademoiselle Fifi. Read More »
The Law Is the Law (1958) Christian-Jaque, Fernandel, Totò, René Génin
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. Read More »
The Beast (1975) Walerian Borowczyk, Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza
“La Bête” by Walerian Borowczyk is based on the short story “Lokis” written by Prosper Merimée. Read More »
The Killing Game (1967) Alain Jessua, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claudine Auger, Michel Duchaussoy
Two cartoonists meet a playboy who lives out the fantasies created in their cartoons. Read More »
Far (2001) André Téchiné, Stéphane Rideau, Lubna Azabal, Mohamed Hamaidi
Serge is a long distance lorry driver between Morocco and Europe. In Tangier, he tries to reconcile with his former girlfriend, Sarah. Read More »