Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary Read More »
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Can Dialectics Break Bricks? / La dialectique peut-elle casser des briques? (1973) René Viénet, Chan Hung Liu, Ingrid Wu, Jason Pai Piao
Imagine a kung fu flick in which the martial artists spout Situationist aphorisms Read More »
Man About Town / Le silence est d’or (1947)
1910 : A friend leaves his daughter, Madeleine, with Emile a French film producer. Emile falls in love with her. Read More »
Fric-Frac (1939) Maurice Lehmann, Fernandel, Michel Simon, Arletty
Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. Read More »
Ramuntcho (1959) Pierre Schoendoerffer, François Guérin, Mijanou Bardot, Gaby Morlay
The Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, whose mother Dolorès Read More »
Hélène (1936) Jean Benoît-Lévy, Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, Constant Rémy
Helene Wilfur is a brilliant student at a medical school devoted to research Read More »
Nothing to Report / R.A.S. (1973) Yves Boisset, Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Villeret, Jacques Weber
Three French conscripts with diverse political motives, are sent to a disciplinary battalion Read More »
Les lumières du soir (1956) Robert Vernay, Gaby Morlay, Etchika Choureau, George Reich
The Secret Spring / Koenigsmark (1923) Léonce Perret, Karl Heyl, Huguette Duflos, Henry Houry
Grand Duchess Aurora if forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph. Read More »
IXE-13 (1972) Jacques Godbout, Louise Forestier, André Dubois, Serge Grenier
A first-rate French-Canadian spy must tangle with a female Chinese spy who is in love with him. Read More »