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8 femmes (2002)

François Ozon

In the 1950s, a beautiful society lady, Gaby, lives with her husband Marcel, a wealthy industrialist, in a remote country mansion – along with her mother, spinster sister Augustine, teenage daughters Suzon and Catherine, and maids Louise and Madame Chanel. One winter’s day, Gaby returns to her house with her daughter Suzon to find that her husband has been murdered – he is lying dead in his bed with a knife in his back... [More...]

À nous la liberté (1931)

René Clair

Whilst serving a stretch in prison, Émile and Louis become firm friends and plan a break-out. Although Émile is re-captured by the prison guards, Louis manages to escape and sets about making an honest living. A few years later, Émile finds a way out of his cell and at once falls in love with an attractive young woman... [More...]

Agathe Cléry (2008)

Étienne Chatiliez

Agathe Cléry is the archetypal new business woman. A brilliant director of marketing for a range of cosmetics, she lacks the human touch and is disliked by her colleagues. Her worst failing is that she is a rabid racist. To her, it is self-evident that she belongs to the master race. It is therefore fitting that one day Agatha becomes the victim of a rare disease, which turns her skin black... [More...]

Alive (2005)

Frédéric Berthe

Alex Meyer was once a successful director of musical comedies but since his wife left him he has lacked the inspiration to continue in his profession. One day, he gets an idea for a musical but his former producer refuses to back him. It has been three years since Alex directed his last show and it is just too big a gamble... [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...]

Aurore (2006)

Nils Tavernier

Once upon a time there was a kingdom where dancing was forbidden by a tyrant king. Defying the edict of her father, the Princess Aurore continues to dance, for the amusement of herself and brother, Solal. With the kingdom virtually bankrupt, the King has no choice but to marry his daughter to a wealthy prince... [More...]

La Belle de Cadix (1953)

Raymond Bernard

Accompanied by a film crew, the star Carlos Médina arrives in a small village in southern Spain to make a film. The director hires several gypsies from the area to appear in the film as extras and engages an Andalusian beauty, Maria-Luisa, to play the female lead. In one scene in the film, Carlos and Maria-Luisa’s characters are married... [More...]

La Belle meunière (1948)

Marcel Pagnol

Tired of Vienna and his lack of success as a composer, Franz Schubert goes in search of inspiration by taking a walking holiday in the countryside around Salzburg. Following the course of a river, he arrives at a flour mill whose owner, the amiable Master Guillaume, gives him a cordial reception. Schubert is about to go on his way when he sees the miller’s beautiful twenty-year-old daughter, Brigitte, bathing in the river... [More...]

Les Bien-aimés (2011)

Christophe Honoré

From Paris in the 1960s to London in the first decade of the third millennium, Madeleine and her daughter Véra flit from one amorous adventure to the next, living for the moment and taking all the opportunities that life offers. But not every love affair is without its consequences, its upsets and its disappointments... [More...]

Bluesbreaker (2007)

Dominique Brenguier

Monsieur Maurice is the manager of a large department store in Paris. A kind man, he takes under his wing 20-year-old René, a trainee shop assistant. Life has been hard for René. He lost his parents when he was a child and has grown up in an orphanage. His dream is to become a blues guitarist... [More...]

Les Chansons d’amour (2007)

Christophe Honoré

Ismaël and Julie are a young couple living in Paris. To spice up their ailing love life, they invite another young woman, Alice, to share their bed. The arrangement works out well, until, one day, Julie suddenly dies. Devastated by this loss, Ismaël and Alice separate – the former mopes around Paris whilst being taunted by Julie’s older sister, the latter starts a new affair with another man... [More...]

Le Chanteur de Mexico (1956)

Richard Pottier

The impresario Monsieur Cartoni is planning to stage an operetta in Mexico with his star singer, Michel Morano. Alas, his plans are thwarted when Morano refuses to set foot in the country, through fear of running into the wealthy virago who once wanted to marry him. Cartoni has no choice but to replace Moranao with another equally accomplished singer who resembles him, but who... [More...]

La Crise est finie (1934)

Robert Siodmak

A theatrical troupe is making a tour of the provinces when a bust up occurs. Unable to tolerate the caprices of the leading lady, the rest of troupe decide to form a new group and head off for Paris to mount a show. To their surprise, the roads of the capital are not paved with gold and, without any money, their dreams soon begin to fade... [More...]

Crustacés et coquillages (2005)

Olivier Ducastel

One year, 40-something Marc decides to spend his long summer holiday in the region of the South of France where he grew up. He brings with him his loving wife Béatrix and his two troublesome adolescent offspring, Charly and Laura. The latter soon disappears off to Portugal with her biker boyfriend, and her place is taken by Martin, a friend of Charly... [More...]

Dans tes rêves (2005)

Denis Thybaud

Ixe has one passion in his life: rap music. His dream is to make a living as a rap artist but, coming from a poor housing estate, his chances of success are virtually non-existent. His mother constantly nags him to get a proper job, for example with the post office. One day, he meets hip-hop producer Ava, who is about to make his dream a reality..... [More...]

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)

Jacques Demy

Delphine and Solange are twin sisters living in the French town of Rochefort. Delphine gives ballet lessons whilst Solange teaches music. Both are tired of their humdrum existence and hope to make names for themselves in Paris. Their mother, Yvonne, has ended up running a café after walking out on her boyfriend 10 years ago on account of his bizarre name, Monsieur Dame... [More...]

Édith et Marcel (1983)

Claude Lelouch

Before World War II, Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan were both on their way to becoming legends in their own lifetimes. From humble begins in the streets of Paris, Piaf is one of the most well-known and successful singers in the world, renowned for her tragic love songs; Cerdan is a boxing champion who has acquired a reputation for being unbeatable... [More...]

Fatal (2010)

Michaël Youn

Fatal Bazooka is the most successful rapper in history. His discs sell by the millions. His fans number millions. He has won numerous music awards. He even has his own popular line of clothes. He has just launched his own magazine and is about to open his own theme park, Fataland. Yet who is Fatal Bazooka really... [More...]

Faubourg 36 (2008)

Christophe Barratier

1936, Paris. The closure of the music hall Le Chansonia drives its director, Pigoil, to drink. Not only has he lost his job but his wife has walked out on him, taking away their son. When two friends, Milou and Jacky, offer Pigoil the chance to reopen the music hall, he jumps at the opportunity... [More...]

La Guerre est déclarée (2011)

Valérie Donzelli

Roméo and Juliette are a young couple who are deeply in love. As soon as they met, at a Paris fair at the start of the 21st century, they knew they were right for one another. What could be more natural for them than to settle down together and start a family? The birth of their first child was to be the happiest event of their lives... [More...]

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