More than just an abbreviated form of “La Belle Noiseuse”, Rivette re-cut his footage Read More »
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The End of Belle AKA La mort de Belle (1961) Édouard Molinaro, Jean Desailly, Alexandra Stewart, Monique Mélinand
Stéphane Blanchon, who teaches at the International College, lives a quiet comfortable life in Geneva. Read More »
Epiphany Sunday / Le jour des rois (1991) Marie-Claude Treilhou, Danielle Darrieux, Micheline Presle, Paulette Dubost
Three old sisters get together every Sunday. For Epiphany Sunday, the program is busy Read More »
Le juge et l’assassin / The Judge and the Assassin (1976) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier, a former Sergeant in the French military, shoots his beloved and attempts to kill himself. Read More »
May 68, a Fine Piece of Work (1969) Jean-Luc Magneron
Interviews and footage shot by Jean-Luc Magneron in France during the tumultuous events of May 1968. Read More »
Choses secrètes / Secret Things (2002) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Miremont
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie Read More »
The Double Life of Veronique (1991) Krzysztof Kieslowski, Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska
Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. Read More »
Paris Goes Away (1981) Jacques Rivette, Pierre Clémenti, Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier
Comprised of outtakes from “Le Pont du Nord”, director Jacques Rivette takes us through a journey Read More »
The Pianist (1991) Claude Gagnon, Gail Travers, Macha Grenon, Eiji Okuda
Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist Read More »
Les intrigantes / The Plotters (1954) Henri Decoin, Raymond Rouleau, Jeanne Moreau, Raymond Pellegrin
A stage director (Raymond Rouleau) becomes the prime suspect in the death of his assistant Read More »