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125 rue Montmartre (1959)

Gilles Grangier

Pascal scrapes a modest living selling newspapers in the streets of Paris. Although a little rough around the edges, he has a good heart, so that when he sees a man jump into the Seine, he does not hesitate to come to his aid. The suicide, Didier, is on the brink of a nervous breakdown after his wife Catherine’s attempts to seize his fortune from him... [More...]

À double tour (1959)

Claude Chabrol

Henri Marcoux is a fully paid up member of the French bourgeoisie. He owns a large private estate in Provence, where he lives with his wife Thérèse and two grown-up children, Richard and Elisabeth. Having come to despise his wife, Henri has begun an affair with a neighbour, Léda, encouraged by his future son-in-law Laszlo... [More...]

À pied, à cheval et en spoutnik! (1958)

Jean Dréville

A man who has devoted his life to animal rights appeals to the Russian government not to send a mouse and a dog into space. When he fails to get the desired result, our intrepid hero must resort to more drastic measures... [More...]

À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957)

Maurice Delbez

When he learns that his daughter is to be engaged to the son of a well-to-do businessman, Leon Martin realises that drastic action is called for if he is to create a good impression. Essential to his plan is the acquisition of a motorcar, which he intends to drive to the estate of his prospective in-laws with the hope of impressing upon them his social status... [More...]

Action immédiate (1957)

Maurice Labro

The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. French secret service agent Walder believes that the documents are now in Switzerland, in the hands of a man named Lindbaum. The latter agrees to hand over the blueprints in return for a large sum of money... [More...]

Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité (1951)

Fernandel

A wealthy benefactor who had the misfortune to be born ugly builds an asylum to house wretches whom, through their physical deformities, have been rejected by society. Before an assessment panel, Adhémar Pomme explains why he must be admitted to this asylum. By recounting his tragic life story, he reveals that his unusual features cause all who meet him to burst into laughter, making him a menace to civilised society..... [More...]

Adorables créatures (1952)

Christian-Jaque

Fashion designer André Noblet is leading a turbulent love life. His mistress, Christine, whom he is passionately in love with, has left him to start over again with her husband. He then meets an attractive young woman, Minouche, and when they hit it off they decide to go on a winter sports holiday... [More...]

L’Affaire des poisons (1955)

Henri Decoin

The Marquise de Montespan is a scheming adventuress who hopes to become the favoured mistress to King Louis XIV of France to advance her social status. However, she is thwarted by the young Angélique de Fontanges, who is the King’s current favourite. Out of desperation, the Marquise de Montespan engages the services of a professional poisoner, the venomous La Voisin, to render her rival ugly... [More...]

L’Affaire Maurizius (1954)

Julien Duvivier

Etzel, the son of prosecutor Wolf Andergast, discovers that eight years ago his father condemned Léonard Maurizius to a life sentence in prison for the murder of his wife Elisabeth. The case made Andergast famous but Etzel knows that Maurizius’s conviction depended on the dubious testimony of a witness named Grégoire Waremme... [More...]

L’Air de Paris (1954)

Marcel Carné

Once a professional boxer, Victor now has only one ambition: to coach a young amateur boxer to become a true champion. He immediately sees potential in a young railway worker, André, and, noting his enthusiasm for the sport, offers to train him. André accepts willingly, although he soon realises that Victor’s wife Blanche is not happy with the arrangement... [More...]

Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (1954)

Jacques Becker

Ali-Baba is sent to the local market to buy a new slave-wife for his master, Cassim. He returns with the beautiful Morgiane, and the lascivious Cassim is more than pleased. Aware of Morgiane’s unhappiness, Ali-Baba sets off to buy her a parrot to cheer her up. A hoard of armed bandits suddenly appear and, terrified, Ali-Baba hides in a basket... [More...]

L’Amant de lady Chatterley (1955)

Marc Allégret

Sir Clifford Chatterley, a wealthy pit owner, is wheelchair bound as a result of wounds sustained during the war. His wife Constance continues to love him even though their conjugal life is at an end. Sir Clifford is so desperate for an heir to his great fortune that he suggests his wife should become pregnant by another man... [More...]

Les Amants du Tage (1955)

Henri Verneuil

After the war, Pierre Roubier returns home, optimistic about the future, only to find his wife in bed with another man. In a moment of madness, Pierre shoots his wife’s lover dead. Arrested and tried for the murder, Pierre is given a light sentence on account of his impressive military record. A few years later, Pierre is once again a free man and he goes to Portugal to start a new life... [More...]

Les Amants (1958)

Louis Malle

Jeanne relieves the boredom of her stale marriage to newspaper magnate Henri Tournier by frequent visits to Paris, where she divides her time between her best friend Maggie and her covert lover Raoul. One day, after one drink too many, Henri orders Jeanne to cancel her next trip to Paris and instead invite her friends to their home, a large country house near Dijon... [More...]

L’Amour d’une femme (1954)

Jean Grémillon

Marie Prieur is a 28-year-old, recently qualified doctor who is about to take up her first post at Oudessant, a small island off the coast of Brittany. She receives a lukewarm welcome from the locals; in fact, the only person who seems pleased to see her is the old schoolteacher, Mademoiselle Leblanc... [More...]

Les Anciens de Saint-Loup (1950)

Georges Lampin

Former pupils of a boy’s boarding school, Saint-Loup, are invited back for a reunion. The guests turn up, eager to revisit the setting of their happy childhoods and renew old acquaintances. But they are surprised to discover that the school is in a state of disrepair. The principal Monsieur Jacquelin reveals that he invited them back to ask them to lend him money to save the school from being closed... [More...]

Andalousie (1951)

Robert Vernay

Popular bullfighter Juanito returns to his village in Andalousie and promises his girlfriend Dolorès that he will give up his dangerous career after his next tour if she will give up dancing. Whilst Juanito is in Madrid, he meets a beautiful cabaret singer, Fanny Miller, who instantly falls in love with him... [More...]

Archimède, le clochard (1959)

Gilles Grangier

Archimède is a tramp like no other. Contrary to what you might expect, he enjoys the finer things in life – fine wine, a good meal and a cosy place to put down his head. Whilst his current home – a room in an apartment block under development – has served him well during the summer, it will be uncomfortable during the cold winter ahead... [More...]

Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1958)

Louis Malle

Julien Tavernier kills his lover’s husband but is trapped in the lift to his offices. Meanwhile, his car is stolen by a young man who signs into a hotel, with his girlfriend, under Julien’s name. During the stay at the hotel, the young man shoots a German couple with a gun he found earlier in Tavernier’s car, and goes on the run... [More...]

Asphalte (1959)

Hervé Bromberger

For Nicole, marriage to a wealthy businessman brings comfort but not happiness. An endless round of travelling and business dinners has left her bored and jaded. When, one evening, she meets Michel, a close childhood friend, happy memories come flooding back to her. Whilst her husband is away on another business trip, she allows Michel to take her back to the working class area where she grew up... [More...]

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