Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary Read More »
Tag Archives: Pierre Renoir
The Trump Card / Dernier Atout (1942) Jacques Becker, Mireille Balin, Raymond Rouleau, Pierre Renoir
A man is shot In the hotel of an imaginary South American country. Read More »
Night at the Crossroads / La nuit du carrefour (1932) Jean Renoir, Pierre Renoir, Georges Térof, Winna Winifried
Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer Read More »
La Marseillaise (1938) Jean Renoir, Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet, Pierre Renoir
A newsreel like movie about early part of the French Revolution Read More »
The Wolf of the Malveneurs (1943) Guillaume Radot, Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Renoir, Gabrielle Dorziat
There’s a curse on the Malveneur family. There’s a black legend which tells that one of their ancestors sold his soul to the devil Read More »
Personal Column (1939) Robert Siodmak, Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Renoir, Marie Déa
After one of her fellow taxi dancers is murdered by an unknown man who she met through a personal column advert Read More »
Knock (1951) Guy Lefranc, Louis Jouvet, Jean Brochard, Pierre Renoir, Comedy
Saint-Maurice, an ordinary peaceful village, lived healthily so much so that the local doctor’s practice was scant. But that was before Dr. Parpalaid retired and was replaced by a charlatan by the name of Knock. A real genius this one, for he soon managed to persuade everyone that they were ill. And not only didn’t they resent him but they even loved their physician, who made a fortune and brought prosperity to the village by turning it into a big hospital.
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