This film is a diary and self-portrait of film-maker Boris Lehman who films himself and plays his own role Read More »
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The Queen’s Lover AKA Ruy Blas (1948) Pierre Billon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. Read More »
Hygiène de l’assassin (1999) François Ruggieri, Jean Yanne, Barbara Schulz, Sophie Broustal
After agreeing to be interviewed by journalists, Prétextat Tach, Nobel Prize winner for literature Read More »
Dernier amour (1916) Léonce Perret, René Cresté, Valentine Petit, Reine Dessort
Ninon, a veteran stage artist, resides in her villa in Provence, surrounded Read More »
The Horse AKA La Horse (1970) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur Read More »
That Old Dream That Moves AKA Ce vieux rêve qui bouge (2001) Alain Guiraudie, Jean-Marie Combelles, Pierre Louis-Calixte, Jean Ségani
A chronicle of the last days of a factory that is about to shut down. Read More »
The Conqueror of Atlantis AKA Il conquistatore di Atlantide (1965) Alfonso Brescia, Kirk Morris, Luciana Gilli, Piero Lulli
Hercules searches for a mysterious “phantom invader” that is raiding villages in the desert for gold. Read More »
State of Grace AKA L’état de grâce (1986) Jacques Rouffio, Nicole Garcia, Sami Frey, Pierre Arditi
The story of an affair between a bachelor junior minister in the French Read More »
Villa Amalia (2009) Benoît Jacquot, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Xavier Beauvois
Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. Read More »
Loulou (1980) Maurice Pialat, Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand
Maurice Pialat’s portrait of contemporary France mocks prosperity as a substitute Read More »
Lola (1961) Jacques Demy, Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden
Roland Cassard is a young man with no job and seemingly no prospects. Read More »
Nikita (1990) Luc Besson, Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana
Nikita is the sole survivor of a bloody shoot out between police and a band Read More »
Désiré (1937) Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Jacques Baumer
Shavian social satire. Odette is an actress who’s now the mistress of a government minister. Read More »
Atlantic Wall AKA Le Mur de l’Atlantique (1970) Marcel Camus, Bourvil, Peter McEnery, Sophie Desmarets
In 1944, Léon Duchemin , a restaurant owner living in Normandy, leads a peaceful life. Read More »
The Hussy AKA La drôlesse (1979) Jacques Doillon, Claude Hébert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye
Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. Read More »