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Les Spécialistes (1985)

Patrice Leconte

Whilst being transferred to another prison, two convicts – Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon – effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the Verdon Gorge before arriving at an isolated farmhouse whose owner, Laura, offers them sanctuary. Since the death of her husband, Laura has longed to get her own back on the police and she agrees to help Carella and Brandon in their scheme to rob a casino in Nice... [More...]

Taxi (1998)

Gérard Pirès

In Marseilles, a pizza delivery boy, Daniel, quits his job and starts up as a taxi driver. His car has been especially souped-up to have the power of a formula one racing car, which he frequently demonstrates to passengers and traffic police. Daniel is showing off his car’s performance to a young man, Émilien, without realising that the latter is in truth a plain clothes policeman... [More...]

Taxi 2 (2000)

Gérard Krawczyk

The Japanese defence minister arrives in Marseilles to learn how the French police intend to cope with the growing problem of organised crime. During a demonstration of an apparently invincible car, the Japanese minister is kidnapped by Japanese terrorists, along with the girlfriend of the hapless cop Émilien... [More...]

Taxi 3 (2003)

Gérard Krawczyk

Buddies Emilien and Daniel are so wrapped up in themselves that they fail to realise they are soon destined to become fathers. Whilst Daniel continues to soup up his already ultra-souped-up taxi, Emilien is preoccupied with a band of crooks who disguise themselves as Father Christmases. The latter are planning a daring bank robbery in Marseilles, with the help of a young Japanese woman who has managed to wheedle her way into the confidence of Commissioner Gilbert… ... [More...]

Taxi 4 (2007)

Gérard Krawczyk

Inspector Gibert gets off to a bad start. Not only does he mistake an ordinary housewife for a terrorist, but he fails to recognise the man he is supposed to escort to the Velodrome. Luckily, Emilien is on hand with Daniel, his Taxi-driving friend, to save the day. Gibert’s next slip up - a run-in with a Belgian gangster – proves to be more difficult to clear up..... [More...]

Total western (2000)

Eric Rochant

Gérard Bedecarrax, nicknamed Bédé, is the dauntless right-hand man of a notorious Paris gang leader. Nothing could be easier for him than to meet up with another gang and exchange a large sum of money for some drugs. Unfortunately, one of the gangsters just can’t contain the urge to fire off some lead... [More...]

Tout feu, tout flamme (1982)

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

It has been several years since Pauline last saw her father, Victor. Whilst he has been hiding away in North America after a series of ill-judged and slightly illegal ventures, she has had to take care of her two younger sisters and grandmother, whilst pursuing a career as a government adviser. Imagine then her surprise when Victor makes a sudden reappearance... [More...]

Une pure affaire (2011)

Alexandre Coffre

David Pelame is a 40-something lawyer who is stuck in the proverbial middle-aged rut. His career has become as dull and predictable as his home life. Instead of being the highflying legal eagle he once dreamed of becoming, he is now no more than a pen-pushing functionary, filling his days with mundane tasks... [More...]

Vengeance (2009)

Johnnie To

Costello arrives in Hong Kong ostensibly to find work as a cook. In fact, he is here to avenge the death of his daughter and her family, who were murdered by hired killers. Twenty years before, Costello was a professional hitman... [More...]

Vercingétorix (2001)

Jacques Dorfmann

In 60 BC, the boy Vercingétorix watches in horror as his father, the Gaul leader Celtill, is burnt alive – the reward for his ambition to unite Gaul against the Roman invader. Years later, Vercingétorix the man is driven by his father’s vision. Encouraged by his druid friends, the Gaul warrior attempts to save his people... [More...]

Vidocq (2001)

Pitof

When the eminent Parisian detective Vidocq is killed in strange circumstances, his official biographer, Etienne Boisset, sets himself the task of tracking down his murderer. Before his death, Vidocq was in pursuit of a mysterious alchemist who, it was believed, killed three powerful men with artificial lightning... [More...]

Wasabi (2001)

Gérard Krawczyk

Hubert is a police inspector with a kind heart but an iron fist. Although he gets results, not everyone appreciate his methods. It is whilst thwarting a transvestite-themed bank robbery that he accidentally demolishes the son of his police chief. Suspended from work, he is working out what do with his life when he receives phone call from a Japanese lawyer... [More...]

Zone rouge (1986)

Robert Enrico

One summer evening, on a quiet road on the outskirts of Lyon, some tins of paint fall from a lorry. Hard to think that such an innocuous event could have such devastating consequences... When she learns that her ex-husband Pierre has fallen ill, Claire, a young schoolteacher, pays him a visit. He lives in a small village near to Lyon... [More...]

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