Un revenant (1946)
Christian-Jaque

Impresario Jean-Jacques Sauvage returns to his home town of Lyons, ostensibly to stage a new ballet production, but as he renews old acquaintances it is evident that he has darker motives in mind...   [More...]

Un seul amour (1943)
Pierre Blanchar

In 1860s France, a couple who have recently acquired a dilapidated country house in Vendôme discover within it the secret of a passionate love affair that once took a macabre and deadly turn...   [More...]

Une si jolie petite plage (1949)
Yves Allégret

It is not the most welcoming of places - a barren stretch of coastline in northern France, made more inhospitable by the pounding rain and howling sea breeze...   [More...]

Le Val d'enfer (1943)
Maurice Tourneur

The foreman of a quarry in the Haute-Provence region of France, Noël Bienvenu lives with his elderly parents after the death of his wife...   [More...]

Van Gogh (1948)
Alain Resnais

Today, Vincent Van Gogh is considered one of the most important artists in western culture. His output was phenomenal and he leaves behind an impressive body of work that includes over eight hundred oil paintings...   [More...]

Vénus aveugle (1941)
Abel Gance

Clarisse is an attractive young model who is in love with Madère, a handsome sailor. When she learns that she is losing her eyesight, she breaks off her relationship with Madère and resumes her career as a cabaret singer to support herself and her crippled sister Mireille whilst her lover goes off to sea...   [More...]

La Vie de bohème (1945)
Marcel L'Herbier

Paris in the 1840s. Schaunard, Colline, Marcel and Rodolphe are four young artists who are determined to make a name for themselves...   [More...]

Les Visiteurs du soir (1942)
Marcel Carné

In the 15th century, two travelling musicians named Gilles and Dominique arrive at the castle of Baron Hugues, just as a party is in progress to celebrate the impending marriage of Hugues' daughter Anne to the brave knight Renaud...   [More...]

Volpone (1941)
Maurice Tourneur

Volpone is one of the wealthiest merchants in Venice, but when his ships laden with cargo fail to arrive on time he faces an ignoble ruin...   [More...]

Voyage sans espoir (1943)
Christian-Jaque

Pierre Gohelle is a hardened criminal on the run from the police who plans to escape to another country with the help of his mistress, Marie-Ange...   [More...]

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)
Louis Daquin

After the death of his parents, Gilles Mauvoisin returns to his hometown of La Rochelle. On his arrival, he is surprised to learn that his uncle, the successful businessman Octave Mauvoisin, has recently died and left him his entire fortune...   [More...]

Le Voyageur sans bagages (1944)
Jean Anouilh

Gaston is one of the casualties of the so-called 'war to end all wars'. His body survived the carnage of the WWI battlefields but his mind was irreparably damaged...   [More...]