When a fresh young police academy graduate from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Read More »
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Young Wolves / Les jeunes loups (1968) Marcel Carné, Christian Hay, Haydée Politoff, Yves Beneyton
Alain, “a young wolf”, elegant and racy, is maintained by the princess Linzani. Read More »
Confidentially Yours / Vivement dimanche! (1983) François Truffaut, Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place as Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) Read More »
Leda / À double tour (1959) Claude Chabrol, Madeleine Robinson, Antonella Lualdi, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Leda, the flirt of Monsieur Marcoux is murdered. His wife and the police think Read More »
Le beau Serge (1958) Claude Chabrol, Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz
Francois comes back to his home village in France after more than a decade. Read More »
The Page Turner / La tourneuse de pages (2006) Denis Dercourt, Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory
The girl Mélanie Prouvost is the beloved daughter of the butchers Mrs. Prouvost and Mr. Prouvost. Read More »
Daybreak / Le jour se lève (1939) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty
Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. Read More »
Under the Sun of Satan / Sous le Soleil de Satan (1987) Maurice Pialat, Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire
Dossignan is a very zealous rural priest. The dean Menou-Segrais tries to keep him reasonable. Read More »
More Than Yesterday / Plus qu’hier, moins que demain (1998) Laurent Achard, Martin Mihelich, Laetitia Legrix, Mireille Roussel
A young woman’s return home brings up troubles from the past Read More »
On Tour with Pina Bausch / Un jour Pina a demandé… (1983) Chantal Akerman, Pina Bausch
Chantal Akerman followed famous Choreographer Pina Bausch and her company of dancers Read More »