A priceless statuette “Dancing God” is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes are dreaming of steeling it. Read More »
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930) Marcel L’Herbier
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
The Wanderer (1967) Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
Rural France, the 1890s. Always in motion, Augustin wanders three times. Read More »
Sunshine for the Poor (2001) Alain Guiraudie
On a hot Sunday morning, Nathalie Sanchez, an unemployed hair stylist, walks across the Causses plateau in search of a shepherd. Read More »
A Love Story (1933) Max Ophüls
A young German officer’s (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) life is turned upside when he tries to end Read More »
Miracle Healing (1987) Jean-Pierre Mocky
The roman catholic pilgrimage to Lourdes depicted in an anticlerical way: hypocrisy, superstition and business. Read More »
The Big Wash (1968) Jean-Pierre Mocky
An addiction is spreading in Paris: Television. Literature teacher Saint-Just is confronted by overtired pupils Read More »
Summer Crisis (2013) Alain Chartrand
The true story that traces the summer of the future Chénier FLQ cell, at Gaspé, one year before the October Crisis in 1970. Read More »
Car Crash (1981) Antonio Margheriti
Paul, an ace driver and Nick, a wizard of mechanics, form a perfect team of auto racers. Read More »
Little Jerusalem (2005) Karin Albou
The Tunisian-French Laura is a young woman that lives with her Orthodox Jewish family in the Jewish community in the suburbs of Paris. Read More »