Les Aventures de Robert Macaire (1925)
Jean Epstein

In 1825, the itinerant thief and swindler Robert Macaire wends his way across France in the company of his faithful companion Bertrand, never passing up the opportunity to fleece any unsuspecting party they may come across in their travels...   [More...]

Le Double amour (1925)
Jean Epstein

The casino at the rich man's seaside resort Saint-Blaise-de-la-mer is the venue for a gala concert for charity, the star attraction being the beautiful Countess Laure Maresco...   [More...]

La Fille de l'eau (1925)
Jean Renoir

After the death of her father, a barge man, Virginie has no one but her cruel uncle Jef. But he merely squanders his inheritance and sells the barge, before attempting to rape his niece...   [More...]

Paris qui dort (1925)
René Clair

Albert, the young keeper of the Eiffel Tower, awakes one morning and is at once struck by how quiet it is. From his vantage point on the third level of the tower he cannot help noticing that the whole of Paris is at a complete standstill...   [More...]

Poil de carotte (1925)
Julien Duvivier

Ten-year-old François, nick-named Poil de Carotte (carrot-top) on account of his red hair, is blighted with the most miserable life imaginable...   [More...]

Visages d'enfants (1925)
Jacques Feyder

In Saint-Luc, a remote village in the Swiss Alps, the president, Pierre Amsler, mourns the death of his wife. Whilst his 4-year old daughter Pierrette is seemingly unaffected, his 11-year old son Jean is traumatised by this tragic loss...   [More...]