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Duchess Of Langeais (2007) Jacques Rivette, Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier
In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. Read More »
The Doll / La poupée (1962) Jacques Baratier, Zbigniew Cybulski, Sonne Teal, Claudio Gora
An avant-garde political satire that takes place in a mythical country in South America. Read More »
Niaye (1964) Ousmane Sembene, Serigne Sow, Astou N’Diaye, Mame Dia
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community. Read More »
Lady Jane (2008) Robert Guédiguian, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
Muriel, François and René, three childhood friends from a working class neighbourhood of Marseille Read More »
Les trois couronnes du matelot / Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983) Raoul Ruiz, Jean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Nadège Clair
A drunken sailor recounts the surrealistic odyssey of his life story to a murderous student. Read More »
Birds of Prey (1968) José Giovanni, Lino Ventura, Rosa Furman, Aurora Clavel
Vera Cruz, 1938. “Le Rital”, a tough French hit man, agrees to serve Mexican revolutionaries Read More »
The Ugly Ones / El precio de un hombre (1966) Eugenio Martín, Tomas Milian, Richard Wyler, Mario Brega
Bounty Hunter Luke Chilson (Richard Wyler) is trailing convicted bandit Jose Gomez (Tomas Milian) Read More »
Urgences (1988) Raymond Depardon
A documentary filmed in the psychiatric ward of the Motel Dieu at a large hospital in Paris. Read More »
Lancelot du lac / Lancelot of the Lake (1974) Robert Bresson, Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan
Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot Read More »