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Marie-Martine (1943) Albert Valentin, Renée Saint-Cyr, Jules Berry, Saturnin Fabre
Novelist Loic Limousin, passing through a little provincial town, meets again Marie-Martine, his book’s heroine. Read More »
Secret Meeting / Marie-Octobre (1959) Julien Duvivier, Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban
A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). Read More »
Happiness Is in the Field / Le bonheur est dans le pré (1995) Étienne Chatiliez, Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma
Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors Read More »
Rock’n Roll (2017) Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche
Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he’s no longer Rock’n’ Roll Read More »
Jaguar (1967) Jean Rouch, Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia, Illo Gaoudel
The adventures of three young men who leave their homeland Savannah, Niger, and go looking for fortune in Ghana. Read More »
Accused, Stand Up! / Accusée… levez-vous! (1930) Maurice Tourneur, Gaby Morlay, Suzanne Delvé, Camille Bert
Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Read More »
Les baisers (1964) Claude Berri, Charles L. Bitsch, Jean-François Hauduroy, Marie-France Boyer, Catherine Sola, Charles Sébrien
A portmanteau film in which the producer, instead of as usual using already Read More »
Don Cesare di Bazan (1942) Riccardo Freda, Gino Cervi, Anneliese Uhlig, Enrico Glori
Spain 1650. A noble knight is involved, in spite of himself, in a conspiracy against King Philip IV Read More »
Almost Peaceful / Un monde presque paisible (2002) Michel Deville, Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz
Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Read More »