French cinema: 1930s
La Chienne (1931)
Jean Renoir
Maurice Legrand is a middle-aged bank cashier who is unhappily married to a shrewish wife. His only pleasure in life is his hobby, oil painting...
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Jean Renoir
Chotard et Cie (1932)
Jean Renoir
François Chotard runs a successful grocery business in a small village in the south of France. His daughter Reine has two suitors - a young police officer and daydreaming poet named Julien Collinet - but Chotard is holding out for a more suitable son-in-law...
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Jean Renoir
Cigalon (1935)
Marcel Pagnol
Cigalon is the proud owner of a restaurant in a small town in Haute-Provence that is reputed to be one of the best in the region...
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Marcel Pagnol
Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)
Julien Duvivier
Five disparate friends take a boat to Morocco for what they hope will be a relaxing sightseeing holiday. They arrive in the midst of a religious festival and immediately provoke the wrath of an old man when they try to remove the veil of his young female companion...
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Julien Duvivier
Les Cinq sous de Lavarède (1939)
Maurice Cammage
Armand Lavarède is an inveterate yarn spinner who delights in regaling anyone who cares to listen with his accounts of his wild and highly implausible exploits...
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Maurice Cammage
Circonstances atténuantes (1939)
Jean Boyer
Two months into his retirement Gaëtan Le Sentencier, once a busy and highly respected judge, finds himself at a loose end... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Two months into his retirement Gaëtan Le Sentencier, once a busy and highly respected judge, finds himself at a loose end... [More...]
Claudine à l'école (1937)
Serge de Poligny
Neglected by her father and robbed of her mother, Claudine grows up to be an independently minded young lady at her girls' school in the country... [More...]
Serge de Poligny
Neglected by her father and robbed of her mother, Claudine grows up to be an independently minded young lady at her girls' school in the country... [More...]
Club de femmes (1936)
Jacques Deval
A women-only boarding house in Paris provides an affordable sanctuary for impressionable young woman who wish to be protected from the corrupting influence of the male sex... [More...]
Jacques Deval
A women-only boarding house in Paris provides an affordable sanctuary for impressionable young woman who wish to be protected from the corrupting influence of the male sex... [More...]
Coeur de lilas (1932)
Anatole Litvak
When an industrialist is found dead it is not long before one of the employees at his factory is arrested and charged with his murder... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
When an industrialist is found dead it is not long before one of the employees at his factory is arrested and charged with his murder... [More...]
Coeurs joyeux (1932)
Hanns Schwarz
Charles is a young man who works as a projectionist at a small cinema. One night, he is abducted by a gang of crooks and forced to repair a film projector... [More...]
Hanns Schwarz
Charles is a young man who works as a projectionist at a small cinema. One night, he is abducted by a gang of crooks and forced to repair a film projector... [More...]
Compartiment de dames seules (1934)
Christian-Jaque
On the day of his wedding to Nicole, Robert de Merinville makes an extraordinary confession to his stepfather. Twenty years ago, whilst taking the train from Paris to Versailles, he took advantage of a young woman who was alone with him in his carriage... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
On the day of his wedding to Nicole, Robert de Merinville makes an extraordinary confession to his stepfather. Twenty years ago, whilst taking the train from Paris to Versailles, he took advantage of a young woman who was alone with him in his carriage... [More...]
Conflit (1938)
Léonide Moguy
Catherine Lafont, the wife of an eminent explorer, is arrested for the attempted murder of her sister Claire. The investigating magistrate is unable to shed any light on the mystery until Claire recovers from her injuries... [More...]
Léonide Moguy
Catherine Lafont, the wife of an eminent explorer, is arrested for the attempted murder of her sister Claire. The investigating magistrate is unable to shed any light on the mystery until Claire recovers from her injuries... [More...]
Le Coq du régiment (1933)
Maurice Cammage
Lavirette certainly lives up to his name ' le coq du régiment'. Even before he donned his first uniform, he was always the most unrepentant of skirt-chasers, much to the annoyance of his wife... [More...]
Maurice Cammage
Lavirette certainly lives up to his name ' le coq du régiment'. Even before he donned his first uniform, he was always the most unrepentant of skirt-chasers, much to the annoyance of his wife... [More...]
Le Coupable (1937)
Raymond Bernard
Left to himelf, Jérôme Lescuyer would have become an artist like his friend Donadieu, but being the son of an important, overbearing magistrate he had no choice but to pursue a career as a lawyer... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
Left to himelf, Jérôme Lescuyer would have become an artist like his friend Donadieu, but being the son of an important, overbearing magistrate he had no choice but to pursue a career as a lawyer... [More...]
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (1936)
Jean Renoir
Amedée Lange is a modest employee at Monsieur Batala's publishing house, which is teetering on the brink of ruin. In a last ditch attempt to stave of his creditors, Batala decides to publish Lange's fanciful Wild West stories, altering the text to promote the products of his sponsors, such as Ranimax Pills... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Amedée Lange is a modest employee at Monsieur Batala's publishing house, which is teetering on the brink of ruin. In a last ditch attempt to stave of his creditors, Batala decides to publish Lange's fanciful Wild West stories, altering the text to promote the products of his sponsors, such as Ranimax Pills... [More...]
Crime et châtiment (1935)
Pierre Chenal
An impulsive young Russian student, Rodion Raskolnikov, believes that the intellectual class is morally superior to ordinary working class people and is therefore above the laws that society creates for itself... [More...]
Pierre Chenal
An impulsive young Russian student, Rodion Raskolnikov, believes that the intellectual class is morally superior to ordinary working class people and is therefore above the laws that society creates for itself... [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... [More...]
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... [More...]
Les Croix de bois (1932)
Raymond Bernard
At the outbreak of World War I, Gilbert Demachy, an idealistic young student, enlists and is sent to the Western Front to fight for his motherland, France... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
At the outbreak of World War I, Gilbert Demachy, an idealistic young student, enlists and is sent to the Western Front to fight for his motherland, France... [More...]
Daïnah la métisse (1931)
Jean Grémillon
After three long and trying weeks, an ocean liner completes its crossing of the Pacific Ocean and comes into port at Ecuador... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
After three long and trying weeks, an ocean liner completes its crossing of the Pacific Ocean and comes into port at Ecuador... [More...]
La Dame de Malacca (1937)
Marc Allégret
Audrey Greenwood is glad to leave behind her a dull and uneventful career as a teacher at a provincial school as she embarks on a new life as the wife of Major Carter, a British Army officer... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Audrey Greenwood is glad to leave behind her a dull and uneventful career as a teacher at a provincial school as she embarks on a new life as the wife of Major Carter, a British Army officer... [More...]
La Dame de pique (1937)
Fyodor Otsep
Lieutenant Hermann, an engineer officer in the Imperial Russian army, is in love with Lisa, the daughter of the wealthy Countess Tomski, but finds he has a rival in his friend, Captain Iretski... [More...]
Fyodor Otsep
Lieutenant Hermann, an engineer officer in the Imperial Russian army, is in love with Lisa, the daughter of the wealthy Countess Tomski, but finds he has a rival in his friend, Captain Iretski... [More...]
Dans les rues (1933)
Victor Trivas
Jacques is the wayward son of a poor war widow. Unable to find work, he falls in with a gang of delinquents who terrorise householders and shopkeepers in their neighbourhood... [More...]
Victor Trivas
Jacques is the wayward son of a poor war widow. Unable to find work, he falls in with a gang of delinquents who terrorise householders and shopkeepers in their neighbourhood... [More...]
Les Dégourdis de la 11ème (1937)
Christian-Jaque
Montauban, 1906. On his wife's deathbed, Colonel Touplard swore that he would never look at another woman for as long as he lived... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
Montauban, 1906. On his wife's deathbed, Colonel Touplard swore that he would never look at another woman for as long as he lived... [More...]
Le Dernier milliardaire (1934)
René Clair
Casinario, a small principality on the Mediterranean coast, has run out of money. The country's ruler, an ageing queen, sends out an urgent appeal to Mr Banco, the wealthiest man in the world, to save her nation with a substantial loan that he can easily afford... [More...]
René Clair
Casinario, a small principality on the Mediterranean coast, has run out of money. The country's ruler, an ageing queen, sends out an urgent appeal to Mr Banco, the wealthiest man in the world, to save her nation with a substantial loan that he can easily afford... [More...]
Le Dernier tournant (1939)
Pierre Chenal
Frank, a young drifter, arrives at a remote service station on a mountain road near to Marseille. Here, the kindly old owner, Nick, offers him a job which he readily accepts... [More...]
Pierre Chenal
Frank, a young drifter, arrives at a remote service station on a mountain road near to Marseille. Here, the kindly old owner, Nick, offers him a job which he readily accepts... [More...]
Dernière jeunesse (1939)
Jeff Musso
Georges returns to France, having lived most of his life in the colonies, a solitary and world-weary man. One evening, he makes the acquaintance of Marcelle, an impoverished young woman who is tired of life... [More...]
Jeff Musso
Georges returns to France, having lived most of his life in the colonies, a solitary and world-weary man. One evening, he makes the acquaintance of Marcelle, an impoverished young woman who is tired of life... [More...]
Derrière la façade (1939)
Georges Lacombe
Two rival police inspectors, Boucheron and Baumer, investigate the murder of the owner of a well-to-do apartment block. Madame Mathieu has been found stabbed to death in the lift, and there is no shortage of suspects... [More...]
Georges Lacombe
Two rival police inspectors, Boucheron and Baumer, investigate the murder of the owner of a well-to-do apartment block. Madame Mathieu has been found stabbed to death in the lift, and there is no shortage of suspects... [More...]
Les Deux orphelines (1933)
Maurice Tourneur
On the eve of the French Revolution, two orphan girls, Henriette and Louise, make their way to Paris. Henriette is kidnapped by a libertine marquis to participate in a debauched party, leaving her blind sister at the mercy of an unscrupulous hag, La Frochard... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
On the eve of the French Revolution, two orphan girls, Henriette and Louise, make their way to Paris. Henriette is kidnapped by a libertine marquis to participate in a debauched party, leaving her blind sister at the mercy of an unscrupulous hag, La Frochard... [More...]
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (1938)
Christian-Jaque
In the college of St-Agil, three boys, Baume, Sorgue and Macroy, form a secret society "Les Chiche-capons". Each night, they sneak away from their dormitory and meet up in the science room to have an illicit smoke and plan a clandestine voyage to America, under the watchful gaze of their mascot, Martin the Skeleton... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In the college of St-Agil, three boys, Baume, Sorgue and Macroy, form a secret society "Les Chiche-capons". Each night, they sneak away from their dormitory and meet up in the science room to have an illicit smoke and plan a clandestine voyage to America, under the watchful gaze of their mascot, Martin the Skeleton... [More...]
Divine (1935)
Max Ophüls
Living with her old mother after her father's death, Ludivine Jarisse leads a modest but contented existence in the country... [More...]
Max Ophüls
Living with her old mother after her father's death, Ludivine Jarisse leads a modest but contented existence in the country... [More...]