José Artur

Z (1969)

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Yves Montand  •  Irene Papas  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Allel El Mouhib

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Yves Montand  •  Irene Papas  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Allel El Mouhib

Mr. Orchid (1946)

This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing orchids to hide his radio equipment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clément  •  Noël-Noël
CAST:  Noël-Noël  •  Nadine Alari  •  Paul Frankeur  •  Marcel Delaître

This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing orchids to hide his radio equipment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clément  •  Noël-Noël
CAST:  Noël-Noël  •  Nadine Alari  •  Paul Frankeur  •  Marcel Delaître

Lost in Transit (1993)

A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of similarly lost people hiding out and living from hand-to-mouth, reliant on their ingenuity to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Lioret
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Marisa Paredes  •  Ticky Holgado  •  Laura del Sol

A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of similarly lost people hiding out and living from hand-to-mouth, reliant on their ingenuity to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Lioret
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Marisa Paredes  •  Ticky Holgado  •  Laura del Sol

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yanne
CAST:  Coluche  •  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Yanne  •  Françoise Fabian

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yanne
CAST:  Coluche  •  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Yanne  •  Françoise Fabian

Grain of Sand (1983)

Delphine Seyrig plays a middle-aged woman coping with an ungovernable present and holding out hopes of escaping to a more pleasant past. She leaves her current residence to retreat to her provincial French hometown. Here she dreams of locating and rekindling an old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pomme Meffre
CAST:  Michel Aumont  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Geneviève Fontanel  •  José Artur

Delphine Seyrig plays a middle-aged woman coping with an ungovernable present and holding out hopes of escaping to a more pleasant past. She leaves her current residence to retreat to her provincial French hometown. Here she dreams of locating and rekindling an old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pomme Meffre
CAST:  Michel Aumont  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Geneviève Fontanel  •  José Artur

The Kids Are Leading the Investigation (1947)

When Monsieur Crauqual, the supervisor, is found hanging, all wonder why this rather rich person decided to kill himself. And when a pupil is found hanging too, François and his friends decide to investigate. They are certain there is a killer within the walls of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Labro
CAST:  François Patrice  •  Constant Rémy  •  Lise Topart  •  René Génin

When Monsieur Crauqual, the supervisor, is found hanging, all wonder why this rather rich person decided to kill himself. And when a pupil is found hanging too, François and his friends decide to investigate. They are certain there is a killer within the walls of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Labro
CAST:  François Patrice  •  Constant Rémy  •  Lise Topart  •  René Génin

Marlène (1949)

Returning from South America, a singer is hired by an old pal who runs a detective agency to use a perch as a night club performer to be an investigator.The amateur sleuth then falls for a girl whose brother is a jewel thief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre de Hérain
CAST:  Tino Rossi  •  Micheline Francey  •  Pauline Carton  •  Lilia Vetti

Returning from South America, a singer is hired by an old pal who runs a detective agency to use a perch as a night club performer to be an investigator.The amateur sleuth then falls for a girl whose brother is a jewel thief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre de Hérain
CAST:  Tino Rossi  •  Micheline Francey  •  Pauline Carton  •  Lilia Vetti

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DIRECTION:  Henri Diamant-Berger
CAST:  Yves Deniaud  •  Raymond Bussières  •  Arletty  •  Robert Arnoux

The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Jacques Perrin  •  Catherine Allégret  •  Yves Montand  •  Simone Signoret

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Jacques Perrin  •  Catherine Allégret  •  Yves Montand  •  Simone Signoret

The American (1969)

A man returns to Rouen, after fifteen years in the United States, and feels like a stranger among old friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bozzuffi
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Jean Bouise  •  Bernard Fresson  •  Rufus

A man returns to Rouen, after fifteen years in the United States, and feels like a stranger among old friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bozzuffi
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Jean Bouise  •  Bernard Fresson  •  Rufus

Bloody Murder (1974)

Hélène, an antique dealer and her husband Georges, a respected doctor, live in a beautiful property and gives everyone the image of conjugal happiness. The children, Daniel and Nadine, are busy with their studies and their loves. The bourgeois life of Hélène is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Lea Massari  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Bernard Blier  •  Michel Serrault

Hélène, an antique dealer and her husband Georges, a respected doctor, live in a beautiful property and gives everyone the image of conjugal happiness. The children, Daniel and Nadine, are busy with their studies and their loves. The bourgeois life of Hélène is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Lea Massari  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Bernard Blier  •  Michel Serrault

Maso and Miso Go Boating (1975)

The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise Giroud on television, then Secretary of State for Women. Faced with statements, a group of women filmmakers parody the issues in a provocative way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delphine Seyrig  •  Carole Roussopoulos  •  Ioana Wieder  •  Nadja Ringart
CAST:  José Artur  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Simone de Beauvoir  •  Françoise Giroud

The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise Giroud on television, then Secretary of State for Women. Faced with statements, a group of women filmmakers parody the issues in a provocative way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delphine Seyrig  •  Carole Roussopoulos  •  Ioana Wieder  •  Nadja Ringart
CAST:  José Artur  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Simone de Beauvoir  •  Françoise Giroud

La Dame de chez Maxim (2008)

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CAST:  Francis Perrin  •  Henri Guybet  •  Sophie Forte  •  Jean-François Dérec

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Francis Perrin  •  Henri Guybet  •  Sophie Forte  •  Jean-François Dérec