
Henri Danglard, proprietor of the fashionable (but bankrupt) cafe ‘Le Paravent Chinois’ featuring his mistress, belly dancer Lola Read More »
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Little Theater of Jean Renoir (1970) Jean Renoir, Nino Formicola, Milly, Roger Trapp

Made for television, this film consists of four parts: Part One, “The Last Christmas Dinner,” is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Read More »
A Pain in the Ass (1973) Édouard Molinaro, Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier

Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. Read More »
My Best Friends Girl (1983) Bertrand Blier, Coluche, Isabelle Huppert, Thierry Lhermitte

Isabelle Huppert plays an attractive Parisienne out looking for some fun during her vacation on the ski slopes of Courchevel Read More »
Madame Claude (1977) Just Jaeckin, Françoise Fabian, Dayle Haddon, Murray Head

Based on a true story. Madame Claude, a well connected Parisienne with dark past, runs a network of high-class call girls. Read More »
Act of Aggression (1975) Gérard Pirès, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur

Paul Varlin is driving to his holiday destination with his wife Hélène and their young daughter Patty. Read More »
My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument (1996) Arnaud Desplechin, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Emmanuel Salinger

Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions Read More »
You Will Be Mine (2009) Sophie Laloy, Judith Davis, Marc Chapiteau, Fabienne Babe

Marie leaves home to study the piano at the conservatory in Lyons. Through lack of money, she is obliged to share an apartment with Emma Read More »
Verdict (1974) André Cayatte, Sophia Loren, Jean Gabin, Julien Bertheau

A French judge try to acquit a man who is accused of murdering his lover. Read More »
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret

Set during World War II, and stuck on the beaches near Dunkirk, Julien Maillat tries to join England by boat with the English Army, but cannot succeed. Read More »