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À ton image (2004)

Aruna Villiers

When Thomas meets Mathilde, he knows at once that she is the woman of his life. His dream is to settle down and start a family like any other couple, but Mathilde reveals that she cannot give birth. As it happens, Thomas works in a clinic which specialises in obstetrics. He discusses his situation with his colleague Professor Cardoze, and the latter proposes a solution which will achieve a miracle birth... [More...]

Alphaville (1965)

Jean-Luc Godard

Posing as the journalist Ivan Johnson, secret agent Lemmy Caution arrives in Alphaville to look for a renowned scientist, Professor von Braun. Caution soon discovers that he has entered a world that is very unlike his own, one where love has been abolished and where any show of emotion is punishable by death... [More...]

Atomik Circus – Le retour de James Bataille (2004)

Didier Poiraud

When stuntman James Bataille accidentally wrecks a bar during a music festival in the backwater town of Skotlett, the bar’s owner Bosco has him put away for 133 years, thereby keeping him away from his daughter Concia. Not long after, Bosco is alarmed when he learns that James has escaped from prison and is on his way back to Skotlett, hoping to hook up with Concia... [More...]

Barbarella (1968)

Roger Vadim

In the 41st century, space agent Barbarella is sent on a vital mission by the President of the Earth Republic to locate the missing scientist Duran Duran, creator of the deadly Positronic Ray. In the Tau Ceti star system, Barbarella’s ship crashes on an alien world where she encounters vicious children with killer dolls... [More...]

Chrysalis (2007)

Julien Leclercq

Paris, 2020. David Hoffman is a police lieutenant who has yet to get over the death of his wife, the victim of an elusive killer named Nicolov. When another woman is found murdered, Hoffman is teamed up with a young police inspector, Marie Becker. Their investigation leads them to a technologically advanced clinic run by Professor Brügen... [More...]

La Cité des enfants perdus (1995)

Marc Caro

On an isolated disused sea rig live the remnants of a mad scientist’s experiments into creating alternative life forms. These include Irvin, a brain in a fish tank, six identical clones of the inventor himself, and Krank, a Frankensteinesque monster who ages prematurely because he cannot dream... [More...]

CQ (2001)

Roman Coppola

Paris, 1969. Paul is keen to embark on a career as a filmmaker, and so begins to make a cinéma vérité style film of his own life, much to the chagrin of the girl he lives with, Marlène. Whilst awaiting his big break, he works as an editor on a trashy fantasy spy movie, the kind of film that holds little, if any, interest for him... [More...]

Croisières sidérales (1942)

André Zwoboda

Scientists Françoise and Robert Monier plan to spend their honeymoon in a space-pod high up in the stratosphere. What was to be the culmination of years of research suffers a major setback when Robert has a serious injury. Lucien, his assistant, agrees to take his place and the space-pod is launched successfully... [More...]

Dante 01 (2008)

Marc Caro

Dante 01 is the notorious space prison orbiting the hostile planet Dante. Its six detainees, all dangerous criminals, serve as unwilling guinea-pigs in some highly illegal experiments. One of them, the psychopath César, is determined to escape and plans to lead a rebellion. His schemes are upset by the arrival of a new prisoner, Saint Georges, who was condemned for murdering his entire crew on a space mission... [More...]

Delicatessen (1991)

Marc Caro

In a grim, post-apocalyptic future, food is so scarce that people are forced to resort to cannibalism in order to survive. On the ground floor of a dilapidated apartment block, Monsieur Clapet runs a butcher’s shop which is sourced by the building’s tenants. Unemployed circus clown Louison turns up in response to Clapet’s ad for an odd-job man... [More...]

Les Derniers jours du monde (2009)

Arnaud Larrieu

Robinson Laborde is recovering from a disastrous romantic liaison which drove him to leave his wife when he hears that the world is about to end. With nothing to lose, and with time fast running out, he throws himself into another amorous adventure which will take him across France and Spain... ... [More...]

Dr. M (1990)

Claude Chabrol

Inspector Hartmann is assigned to look into a spectacular wave of suicides that is sweeping Berlin. His investigation leads him to an attractive young woman, Sonja Vogle, whose portrait appears on screens throughout the country promoting the holiday company Theratos. The latter is owned by Sonja’s adopted father, the powerful media magnate Heinrich Marsfeldt... [More...]

Eden Log (2007)

Franck Vestiel

When he regains consciousness in an underground cave, Tolbiac has no idea how he came to be there. Beside him on the ground he finds the body of a dead man. As he explores the cave, he realises that something is heading towards him, something wild and dangerous. Taking flight, he passes through several tunnels and is surprised to see the same words inscribed again and again on the walls: Eden Log... [More...]

L’Enfance d’Icare (2010)

Alex Iordachescu

After an accident in which he lost one of his legs, Jonathan Vogel consults Professor Karr, who offers him a revolutionary new treatment that could change his life. Unfortunately, this mad dream soon transforms into a nightmare when Vogel becomes the victim of a serious medical error... [More...]

L’Extraterrestre (2000)

Didier Bourdon

At 30, Agathe considers herself well and truly over the hill. She has never met the Prince Charming she has always dreamed of, and knows she never will. By contrast, at 84, Zerph is in the prime of his life. A fugitive from a far off planet where the women have had the upper hand for a hundred millennia, he has been pursued across space by two robotic serial killers and is only just starting to enjoy life... [More...]

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

François Truffaut

In the near future, the printed word has become outlawed. With every home equipped with video screens, there is no need for written communication. Books have long since been banned, but there are still a few sick social deviants who insist on keeping them. This is why squads of implacable firemen patrol the land, seeking out books and burning them without mercy... [More...]

The Fifth Element (1997)

Luc Besson

In the year 2259, an unknown alien force threatens to engulf the planet Earth. The only thing that can repel this evil are the Five Elements, donated to humanity at the dawn of antiquity by a race of alien benefactors. These consist of four stone tablets, representing Air, Wind, Earth and Fire, and a mysterious fifth element which, when assembled, will save the world... [More...]

Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres (1979)

Jean Girault

The gendarmes of St Tropez face their biggest challenge yet: aliens from another planet! Having seen a flying saucer parked in a field, Cruchot tries in vain to alert his adjutant Gerbier of the threat. But too late: the aliens, who can change their appearance to resemble any human being, have already infiltrated the gendarmerie..... [More...]

L’Inhumaine (1924)

Marcel L’Herbier

A young scientist, Einar Norsen, has fallen in love with the world famous singer Claire Lescot. She of course rejects his mad protestations of love, and, heart-broken, Einar resolves to kill himself. The scientist then decides to use his discovery of resurrecting the dead to win the object of his desire… ... [More...]

J’accuse! (1938)

Abel Gance

Sickened by the experience of war, having served in the trenches during World War I, Jean Diaz dedicates his life to perfecting a machine that will prevent future wars. Although he thinks he has succeeded, his invention is used by the government as a weapon. In a last desperate measure of retaliation, Diaz conjures up the buried dead of World War I from their graves..... [More...]

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