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La guerre des boutons / War of the Buttons (2011) Yann Samuell, Eric Elmosnino, Mathilde Seigner, Fred Testot, Adventure, Family
In the countryside of France, two groups of boys from the rural villages of Longeverne and Velran are in constant war against each other. Read More »
Land Without Bread (1933) Luis Buñuel, Abel Jacquin, Alexandre O’Neill, Documentary, Short
In this documentary short by director Luis Buñuel he travels to Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain which was connected to the outside world only in 1922 with the completion of a road. Read More »
Already Dead (1998) Olivier Dahan, Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel, Zoé Félix, Crime, Drama
An ambitious young woman meets a group of affluent and feckless guys and together they plan to break into the pornographic industry with her as their star. Read More »
Ma nuit chez Maud / My Night at Maud’s (1969) Eric Rohmer, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Comedy, Drama, Romance
The narrator (Jean-Louis), a devout Catholic, moves to a provincial town and vows to marry Francoise, a pretty blond he notices at mass. Read More »
Les Destinées sentimentales / Sentimental Destinies (2000) Olivier Assayas, Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Drama, Romance
In late nineteenth century Charante, Protestant minister Jean Barnery causes local disquiet when he arranges a separation from his obsessive wife – and more talk when he decides to take her back. Read More »
Oci Ciornie / Dark Eyes (1987) Nikita Mikhalkov, Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Marthe Keller, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. Read More »
La morte-saison des amours / The Season for Love (1961) Pierre Kast, Françoise Arnoul, Daniel Gélin, Pierre Vaneck, Comedy, Drama
Sylvain, a suave, witty player as well as an accomplished writer and Genevieve met 10 months ago. Read More »
Le capitaine Fracasse / Captain Fracasse (1943) Abel Gance, Fernand Gravey, Assia Noris, Jean Weber, Drama
A destitute baron joins a troupe of travelling actors. Read More »
Une aussi longue absence / The Long Absence (1961) Henri Colpi, Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Drama
Thérèse Langlois, who runs a small café in the suburbs of Paris, lives alone, awaiting her long lost husband. Read More »