Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Read More »
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Elena and Her Men (1956) Jean Renoir, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer
Polish countess Elena falls in love to a French radical party’s candidate, a general, in pre-World War I Paris, but another officer pines for her. Read More »
A Matter of Resistance (1966) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret
In the countryside near Normandy’s beaches lives Marie, unhappy. Read More »
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008) Barbet Schroeder, Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Shun Sugata
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work Read More »
The Last Bolshevik (1993) Chris Marker, Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova
This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin Read More »
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) Abel Gance, Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale
Another of Napoleon’s adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz Read More »
Man Bites Dog (1992) Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert
A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. Read More »
Vengeance One by One (1975) Robert Enrico, Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Read More »
Olivia (1951) Jacqueline Audry, Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia
Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. Read More »
L’homme pressé (1977) Édouard Molinaro, Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Monica Guerritore
Pierre Nioux is a charming wealthy self-made dealer of arts and antiques, who lives in a hurry without spending time. Read More »