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A Man and a Woman (1966)

A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Pierre Barouh  •  Valérie Lagrange

A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Pierre Barouh  •  Valérie Lagrange

Bob le Flambeur (1956)

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Isabelle Corey  •  Daniel Cauchy  •  Roger Duchesne  •  André Garet

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Isabelle Corey  •  Daniel Cauchy  •  Roger Duchesne  •  André Garet

That Is the Dawn (1956)

In a small town in southern France, on the seafront and not far from Italy, Dr. Valerio is working to heal the poor. His young wife, could no longer stand the place, encouraged him to go and settle in Nice but the doctor does not want to leave before having found a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Lucía Bosè  •  Julien Bertheau  •  Jean-Jacques Delbo

In a small town in southern France, on the seafront and not far from Italy, Dr. Valerio is working to heal the poor. His young wife, could no longer stand the place, encouraged him to go and settle in Nice but the doctor does not want to leave before having found a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Buñuel
CAST:  Georges Marchal  •  Lucía Bosè  •  Julien Bertheau  •  Jean-Jacques Delbo

Air of Paris (1954)

Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Arletty  •  Roland Lesaffre  •  Marie Daëms

Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Arletty  •  Roland Lesaffre  •  Marie Daëms

Run Away Mr. Perle (1952)

Modest fifty-something, Mr. Perle, is a baker in a small provincial town. He lives there with an authoritarian woman and her cousin, a parasite who poisons his existence. A Parisian notary writes to the hero to ask him to come and take possession of an inheritance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Gaspard-Huit  •  Roger Richebé
CAST:  Noël-Noël  •  Arlette Poirier  •  Marie Glory  •  Louis de Funès

Modest fifty-something, Mr. Perle, is a baker in a small provincial town. He lives there with an authoritarian woman and her cousin, a parasite who poisons his existence. A Parisian notary writes to the hero to ask him to come and take possession of an inheritance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Gaspard-Huit  •  Roger Richebé
CAST:  Noël-Noël  •  Arlette Poirier  •  Marie Glory  •  Louis de Funès

Therese and Isabelle (1968)

Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radley Metzger
CAST:  Essy Persson  •  Anna Gaël  •  Barbara Laage  •  Anne Vernon

Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radley Metzger
CAST:  Essy Persson  •  Anna Gaël  •  Barbara Laage  •  Anne Vernon

The Fast Set (1957)

Originally titled Mademoiselle Striptease, this classic French sex comedy is a charming frolic through luscious Parisian cabarets with outstanding striptease performances. Agnes Laurent plays a spoiled young provincial girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Foucaud
CAST:  Philippe Nicaud  •  Agnès Laurent  •  Dora Doll  •  Simone Paris

Originally titled Mademoiselle Striptease, this classic French sex comedy is a charming frolic through luscious Parisian cabarets with outstanding striptease performances. Agnes Laurent plays a spoiled young provincial girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Foucaud
CAST:  Philippe Nicaud  •  Agnès Laurent  •  Dora Doll  •  Simone Paris

The Private Life of an Actor (1948)

Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Lana Marconi  •  Pauline Carton  •  Simone Paris

Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Lana Marconi  •  Pauline Carton  •  Simone Paris

Fruits of Summer (1955)

Sabine Gravières, married to Edouard, the High Commissioner for Criminal Youth, has a problem: Juliette, her daughter, is not only pregnant but she also refuses to marry Claude, the young man who got her pregnant. It is fair to say that the model set by Juliette's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Bernard
CAST:  Edwige Feuillère  •  Henri Guisol  •  Etchika Choureau  •  Claude Nicot

Sabine Gravières, married to Edouard, the High Commissioner for Criminal Youth, has a problem: Juliette, her daughter, is not only pregnant but she also refuses to marry Claude, the young man who got her pregnant. It is fair to say that the model set by Juliette's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Bernard
CAST:  Edwige Feuillère  •  Henri Guisol  •  Etchika Choureau  •  Claude Nicot

Love at Sea (1966)

During her holiday in Brest, a young Parisian falls in love with a sailor. But autumn comes and the two lovers have to part. They write to each other. Will their love resist at a distance, each living his life, him in Brest with his friends, she in Paris who keeps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Gilles
CAST:  Geneviève Thénier  •  Guy Gilles  •  Daniel Moosmann  •  Josette Krieff

During her holiday in Brest, a young Parisian falls in love with a sailor. But autumn comes and the two lovers have to part. They write to each other. Will their love resist at a distance, each living his life, him in Brest with his friends, she in Paris who keeps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Gilles
CAST:  Geneviève Thénier  •  Guy Gilles  •  Daniel Moosmann  •  Josette Krieff

If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Louis de Funès  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Danielle Darrieux

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Louis de Funès  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Danielle Darrieux

The Moment of Truth (1952)

After attending to a suicidal young man, Dr Richard learns that his wife has been unfaithful for years. This comes as a shock after 10 years of supposedly happy marriage. Back home, he demands answers from Madeleine. A long night of explanations ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Michèle Morgan  •  Daniel Gélin  •  Denise Clair

After attending to a suicidal young man, Dr Richard learns that his wife has been unfaithful for years. This comes as a shock after 10 years of supposedly happy marriage. Back home, he demands answers from Madeleine. A long night of explanations ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Michèle Morgan  •  Daniel Gélin  •  Denise Clair

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DIRECTION:  Jean Laviron
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Henri Génès  •  Liliane Bert  •  Christian Duvaleix

I Was It Three Times (1952)

A husband who had divorced twice because he had been betrayed by his former wives, takes his precautions to prevent the deed from happening a third time. And yet it does.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Bernard Blier  •  Lana Marconi  •  Louis de Funès

A husband who had divorced twice because he had been betrayed by his former wives, takes his precautions to prevent the deed from happening a third time. And yet it does.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Bernard Blier  •  Lana Marconi  •  Louis de Funès

Ladies First (1963)

An FBI agent works to arrest David Griffin, a murderous drug trafficker, and protect Juliette, the beautiful widow of Griffin's late partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Christiane Minazzoli  •  Robert Manuel  •  Mischa Auer

An FBI agent works to arrest David Griffin, a murderous drug trafficker, and protect Juliette, the beautiful widow of Griffin's late partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Christiane Minazzoli  •  Robert Manuel  •  Mischa Auer

My Father Was Right (1936)

After being left for another man by his wife, Charles Bellanger raises his only son to fear and suspect women. Years later, such an education is bearing fruit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Gaston Dubosc  •  Serge Grave  •  Paul Bernard

After being left for another man by his wife, Charles Bellanger raises his only son to fear and suspect women. Years later, such an education is bearing fruit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Gaston Dubosc  •  Serge Grave  •  Paul Bernard

The Italian Straw Hat (1941)

Fadinard is going through the woods on his horse en route to his wedding. Unfortunately, his horse eats the straw hat of a married woman who is having a secret rendezvous with her lover. In order to save the woman's honor, Fadinard must find the exact same type of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cammage
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Fernand Charpin  •  Édouard Delmont  •  Thérèse Dorny

Fadinard is going through the woods on his horse en route to his wedding. Unfortunately, his horse eats the straw hat of a married woman who is having a secret rendezvous with her lover. In order to save the woman's honor, Fadinard must find the exact same type of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cammage
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Fernand Charpin  •  Édouard Delmont  •  Thérèse Dorny

Le mort ne reçoit plus (1944)

In his will, the late Jérôme Armandy has expressed the wish to have all the surviving members of his family summoned to the Château de l'Etang, in Provence. Firmin, Jérôme's servant, asks Claude, a Montmartre artist, to organize the reunion, to find the sum of 17 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Tarride
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Jacqueline Gauthier  •  Gérard Landry  •  Jacques Louvigny

In his will, the late Jérôme Armandy has expressed the wish to have all the surviving members of his family summoned to the Château de l'Etang, in Provence. Firmin, Jérôme's servant, asks Claude, a Montmartre artist, to organize the reunion, to find the sum of 17 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Tarride
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Jacqueline Gauthier  •  Gérard Landry  •  Jacques Louvigny

La troisième dalle (1946)

A historian seeks to clarify the mysterious death of Sire de Malvaleix and will find himself involved in the murder of the current descendant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Dulud
CAST:  Henri Arius  •  Jules Berry  •  Pauline Carton  •  Chukry-Bey

A historian seeks to clarify the mysterious death of Sire de Malvaleix and will find himself involved in the murder of the current descendant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Dulud
CAST:  Henri Arius  •  Jules Berry  •  Pauline Carton  •  Chukry-Bey

The Martyr of Bougival (1949)

A prompter at the Folies-Bergères and admirer of a lovely dancer, the man named Jules has the unpleasant surprise of finding, one fine morning, the corpse of his beloved in a trunk. An investigation, more burlesque than tragic, will give a lot of trouble to Jules ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Loubignac
CAST:  Jeanne Fusier-Gir  •  Simone Michels  •  Line Dariel  •  Simone Paris

A prompter at the Folies-Bergères and admirer of a lovely dancer, the man named Jules has the unpleasant surprise of finding, one fine morning, the corpse of his beloved in a trunk. An investigation, more burlesque than tragic, will give a lot of trouble to Jules ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Loubignac
CAST:  Jeanne Fusier-Gir  •  Simone Michels  •  Line Dariel  •  Simone Paris
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